High‐Efficiency Sb<sub>2</sub>(S,Se)<sub>3</sub> Solar Cells with New Hole Transport Layer‐Free Back Architecture via 2D Titanium‐Carbide Mxene
Hu Li, Limei Lin, Liquan Yao, Fengying Wu, Dong Wei, Guoliang Liu, Zhigao Huang, Shuiyuan Chen, Jianmin Li, Guilin Chen
Abstract
Abstract MXene, a class of 2D materials of metal carbide or nitride, has attracted a lot of attention recently due to its excellent optical and electrical properties. In this work, titanium‐carbide MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) is introduced as a back electrode in Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 thin‐film solar cells (FTO/CdS/Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 /MXene) for the first time, which displaces traditional carbon (C) and gold (Au) electrodes entirely. Impressively, thanks to its high conductivity, mild reflectivity, and flexible flake architecture, the MXene‐based device performance outperforms typical C and Au electrodes by 153% and 77%, respectively. Specifically, the tunable work function of MXene and a beneficial Sb–O bond formed between Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 and MXene efficiently suppress the recombination and enhance charge transport by enjoying the unique merit of the rich terminal groups of MXene. As a result, the best efficiency of 8.29% of MXene‐based Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar device is achieved, which represents the highest performance of noble metal and/or hole transport layer‐free derived Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells to date. This result has revealed that MXene is a feasible material to substitute the back electrode in Sb‐based solar cells to reach high efficiency, low cost, and high stability.