Table 1 Performance, ink properties and pre-annealing conditions for published spin-coated aprotic molecular inks with DMSO.

From: Spin-coated \(\hbox {Cu}_2\hbox {ZnSnS}_{4}\) solar cells: A study on the transformation from ink to film

 

Performance

Pre-annealing conditions

Ink properties

References

Additives

PCE (%)

Temp. (\(^{\circ }\)C)

Time (min)

Atm.

Mixing time

Salts

CZTS

–/Na

3.05/4.53

320

Air

 

\(\hbox {CuCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_2\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\)

9

1.9

350

1

Air

Hours

\(\hbox {Cu(OAc)}_{2}\times \hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

20

CZTSSe

13.6a,b

420

2

\(\hbox {N}_2\)

 

CuCl

\(\hbox {Zn(OAc)}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{4}\)

21

–/Li

8.7/11.8a

540

2

\(\hbox {N}_2\)

Overnight

\(\hbox {Cu(OAc)}_{2}\times \hbox{H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

14

–/Li

<6/11.5

320

1

Air

 

\(\hbox {CuCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

15

–/Li

9.1/10.7a

500

1.5

\(\hbox {N}_2\)

Overnight

\(\hbox {Cu(OAc)}_{2}\times \hbox{H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

5

10.0

420

1.5

\(\hbox {N}_2\)

Overnight

CuCl

\(\hbox {Zn(OAc)}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{4}\times 5\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

7

\(\hbox {H}_2\)O

9.3

350

Quick

\(\hbox {N}_2\)

3 h

\(\hbox {Cu(OAc)}_{2}\times \hbox{H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {Zn(OAc)}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\)

16,17

DMF

8.6

300

2

Air

3 h

\(\hbox {Cu(NO}_{3})_{2}\times 3\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {Zn(OAc)}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

18

\(\hbox {H}_3\hbox {BO}_3\)

7.3

540

5

Ar

24 h

\(\hbox {Cu(OAc)}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {ZnCl}_{2}\)

\(\hbox {SnCl}_{2}\times 2\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}\)

19

  1. aFiltered (\(0.8\,\upmu \hbox {m}\) PTFE21, \(2\,\upmu \hbox {m}\) PTFE14, and \(0.2\,\upmu \hbox {m}\) PTFE5).
  2. bActive area efficiency.