Interface engineering approach of in-air-processed Sb 2 S 3 solar cells enabling 7.5% AM 1.5G device efficiency and an 18% indoor milestone performance



Hussien, Hadeer ORCID: 0000-0002-6041-0074, Krunks, Malle ORCID: 0000-0003-4658-4403, Spalatu, Nicolae ORCID: 0000-0003-0234-2170, Katerski, Atanas ORCID: 0000-0003-1980-3391, Jehl Li-Kao, Zacharie ORCID: 0000-0002-2610-5973, Giraldo, Sergio ORCID: 0000-0003-4881-5041, Abou-Ras, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0003-3063-922X, Valluvar Oli, Arivazhagan ORCID: 0000-0003-2821-6076, Siebentritt, Susanne ORCID: 0000-0001-6522-1427, D. Major, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0002-5554-1985
et al (show 5 more authors) (2025) Interface engineering approach of in-air-processed Sb 2 S 3 solar cells enabling 7.5% AM 1.5G device efficiency and an 18% indoor milestone performance Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (43). pp. 37215-37231. ISSN 2050-7488, 2050-7496

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Abstract

Ultrathin ZnO interlayer boosts TiO 2 –based Sb 2 S 3 solar cells to record efficiencies 7.5% AM 1.5G and 18% indoor. Reduced nonradiative losses, passivated front interface, and larger Sb 2 S 3 grains enable stable power for IoT applications.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences, 40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering, 4018 Nanotechnology, 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Divisions: Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences > Physics
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2025 10:32
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2026 20:10
DOI: 10.1039/d5ta05790f
Open Access URL: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/202...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3196026
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