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The porous Sb2SxSe3-x thin films with different pore sizes were successfully prepared on the TiO2 compact layer by the pyrolysis of the precursor solution containing N-butyldithiocarbamic acid, Se, and Sb2O3 in DMF and using the relative low spin-coating speed. The effect of the pyrolysis temperature on the chemical composition, optical absorption, crystal phase, and pore size of the porous Sb2SxSe3-x thin films was investigated, and the corresponding solar cells were also fabricated. The results points out that the Sb2SxSe3-x thin film pore sizes decreased with the increase of the pyrolysis temperature from 360 to 440 °C. The porous Sb2SxSe3-x thin films provided a possible path for assembling the hybrid absorption layer with quantum dots.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51972091, 51472071) and Talent Project of Hefei University of Technology (75010-037004, 75010-037003).
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Fan, S., Guo, F., Wu, Z. et al. The pyrolysis preparation of porous Sb2SxSe3-x thin films and photovoltaic performance of the corresponding solar cells. J Nanopart Res 22, 187 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-020-04911-w
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