A Novel and Versatile Strategy to Prepare Metal–Organic Molecular Precursor Solutions and Its Application in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cells

A novel and versatile metal–organic molecular precursor-based solution approach and the fabrication of high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar cells are presented. Many types of metal oxides, hydroxides, and acetylacetonates (acac), such as Cu2O, ZnO, SnO, Sb2O3, MnO, PbO, In(OH)3, Cd(OH)2, Ga(acac)3, and so forth, can be easily dissolved in butyldithiocarbamic acid, forming thermally degradable metal–organic molecular precursor solutions. By developing a simple and green ethanol solution-processed route and tuning the chemical composition of the Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin film, as-fabricated solar cells exhibit an average power conversion efficiency up to 8.8%.