Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development

14 pages, 13 figures, 4 tables

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Autores: Bonal, Víctor, Khelifi, Samira, Djurdjić Mijin, Sanja, Galiana, Beatriz, Sánchez, Yudania, García-Pardo, Marina, Arranz, Antonio, Ruíz-Marín, Nazaret, Lazić, Snežana, Serna, Rosalia, Caballero, Raquel
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Fecha de publicación:2025
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Palabra clave:Chalcogenides
Sb-Ge-Se
Selenization
Solar cells
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title Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
spellingShingle Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
Bonal, Víctor
Chalcogenides
Sb-Ge-Se
Selenization
Solar cells
title_short Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
title_full Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
title_fullStr Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
title_full_unstemmed Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
title_sort Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices Development
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bonal, Víctor
Khelifi, Samira
Djurdjić Mijin, Sanja
Galiana, Beatriz
Sánchez, Yudania
García-Pardo, Marina
Arranz, Antonio
Ruíz-Marín, Nazaret
Lazić, Snežana
Serna, Rosalia
Caballero, Raquel
author Bonal, Víctor
author_facet Bonal, Víctor
Khelifi, Samira
Djurdjić Mijin, Sanja
Galiana, Beatriz
Sánchez, Yudania
García-Pardo, Marina
Arranz, Antonio
Ruíz-Marín, Nazaret
Lazić, Snežana
Serna, Rosalia
Caballero, Raquel
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Djurdjić Mijin, Sanja
Galiana, Beatriz
Sánchez, Yudania
García-Pardo, Marina
Arranz, Antonio
Ruíz-Marín, Nazaret
Lazić, Snežana
Serna, Rosalia
Caballero, Raquel
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Research Foundation - Flanders
University of Belgrade
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Chalcogenides
Sb-Ge-Se
Selenization
Solar cells
topic Chalcogenides
Sb-Ge-Se
Selenization
Solar cells
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spelling Growth and Properties of Sb-Ge-Se Thin Films: A Promising Material for Sustainable Photovoltaic Devices DevelopmentBonal, VíctorKhelifi, SamiraDjurdjić Mijin, SanjaGaliana, BeatrizSánchez, YudaniaGarcía-Pardo, MarinaArranz, AntonioRuíz-Marín, NazaretLazić, SnežanaSerna, RosaliaCaballero, RaquelChalcogenidesSb-Ge-SeSelenizationSolar cells14 pages, 13 figures, 4 tablesSb-Ge chalcogenides are known as effective phase change materials, making them ideal for optical data storage applications, detectors, and sensors. However, there have been no photovoltaic devices developed using these materials to date. In this work, Sb-Ge-Se crystalline thin films with different [Sb]/[Ge] atomic ratios are successfully grown for the first time through the selenization of co-evaporated Sb and Ge layers. The impact of the Se addition and temperature during the selenization process on the composition, structural, morphological, vibrational, and optical properties of the Sb-Ge-Se layers is investigated. The coexistence of Sb<inf>2</inf>Se<inf>3</inf> and GeSe<inf>2</inf> has been confirmed using various characterization techniques, including Grazing Incidence X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Additionally, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy has revealed Ge-enrichment regions surrounding the Sb<inf>2</inf>Se<inf>3</inf> crystals. The composition of the co-evaporated film and final Ge content in the chalcogenide film govern the band gap energy, increasing from 1.41 to 1.83 eV. We present the inaugural operational SLG/Mo/Sb-Ge-Se/CdS/ZnO/ITO photovoltaic devices with a total efficiency of 1.34%. The primary factors limiting the device performance are the significant CdS diffusion into the active layer and the high defect density, as determined by Capacitance-Voltage and Drive-Level Capacitance Profiling. The devices exhibit excellent stability after 1 year of storage in ambient air. These first prototypes of Sb-Ge-Se crystalline thin films pave the way for advancement in the development of sustainable and stable photovoltaic devices.This work was supported by ASSESS (TED2021-129666B-C21 and C22) project funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the “European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR”. This work was in part supported by the research project InnoPV (PID 2022-140226OB-C3) funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033and by “FEDER/UE”, and by the research project 2DEnLight (PID2020-113415RB-C21) funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by SUNLIFE (PCI2024-155033-2) project funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/UE. The authors would like to acknowledge the Research Foundation Flanders-Hercules Founda-tion (Belgium) (FWO-Vlaanderen, project No AUGE/13/16:FT-IMAGER). The Raman experiments were performed in the Laboratory for Solid State Physics,headed by Dr. Nenad Lazarevi´c, at the Institute for Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Serbia. B. Galiana is member of the Institute of Chemistry and MaterialsTechnology “ ´Alvaro Alonso Barba” of the UC3M. STEM measurements were partially carried out though an ELECMI-2023 call. We also acknowledge the service from the MiNa Laboratory at IMN-CSIC, and funding from CM (projectS2018/NMT-4291 TEC2SPACE), MINECO (project CSIC13-4E-1794) and EU(FEDER, FSE).Peer reviewedWiley-VCHMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Research Foundation - FlandersUniversity of BelgradeUniversidad Carlos III de MadridComunidad de MadridConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)#NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA##NODATA#Caballero, Raquel [0000-0003-0215-7311]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/395629https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105009461245reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//TED2021-129666B-C21info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//TED2021-129666B-C22info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-140226OB-C33info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-113415RB-C21info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027/PCI2024-155033-2S2018/NMT-4291/TEC2SPACE-CMhttps://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.70059Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3956292026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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