Bulk and surface characterisation techniques of solar absorbers: general discussion

Abstract

This Discussion will assess the latest developments in emergent inorganic absorbers and the extent to which we can correlate and predict device performance from structural and optical properties, as well as bringing together leading scientists in material design and modelling, structural and electronic characterisation, and device design and performance analysis. Contributions will cover chalcogenides, pnictides and oxides, particularly those in the growing field of defect-tolerant semiconductors comprising elements such as Bi, Sn, In and Sb. This meeting will cover 4 main themes: Indium-free CIGS analogues, Novel chalcogenides, pnictides and defect-tolerant semiconductors, Material design: structure and bonding and Bulk and surface characterisation techniques of solar absorbers.Associated articles:- Multi-modal characterization of kesterite thin-film solar cells: experimental results and numerical interpretation (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00044J)- Time-resolved photoluminescence studies of perovskite chalcogenides (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00047D)- Chemical and electronic structure of the heavily intermixed (Cd,Zn)S:Ga/CuSbS2 interface (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00056C)- Photoluminescence assessment of materials for solar cell absorbers (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00057A)