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Thin-film photovoltaics: Buffer against degradation

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Cheap, efficient, and stable thin photovoltaics that use abundant and non-toxic materials can deliver widespread renewable energy. New results using Earth-abundant and potentially cheap ZnO/Sb2Se3 solar cells indicate promising levels of stability.

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Figure 1: Typical architecture of a thin-film solar cell.

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  1. Nanoscience and Technology Division, Supratik Guha is at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Building 440, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA. and the USA Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Eckhardt, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA,

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Guha, S. Thin-film photovoltaics: Buffer against degradation. Nat Energy 2, 17057 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.57

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