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Physical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Cu3BiS3 for Application in Thin Film Photovoltaics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Nathan J. Gerein  and
Joel A. Haber
Nathan J. Gerein
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada
Joel A. Haber
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada
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Abstract

The development of novel solar absorbers and device configurations that incorporate only materials which are cost effective, abundant, and non-toxic may be required for widespread deployment of photovoltaics. Cu3BiS3 (Eg=1.2 eV) has been previously reported to be a suitable solar absorber for use in thin film photovoltaic devices. We have developed a physical vapor deposition synthesis for Cu3BiS3, and will employ combinatorial methods to identify novel device configurations in an effort to produce a device exhibiting sufficient efficiency to capture the interest of the photovoltaics community.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 865: Symposium F – Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics , 2005 , F5.2
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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