The application belongs to the technical field of photoelectric materials, and particularly relates to a
yttrium-doped CdS thin film and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method of the
yttrium-doped CdS thin film comprises the following steps: adding a
cadmium salt solution,
ammonia water and a
thiourea solution into water in sequence and stirring uniformly to obtain a
mixed solution; immersing a conductive substrate on which a P-type
chalcogenide compound
absorption layer thin film is formed into the
mixed solution, and performing initial deposition through water bath heating; taking out the conductive substrate after the initial deposition, immersing it into a
yttrium salt solution first, and then depositing it in the
mixed solution, repeating the immersing and depositing operations for 4-6 times, and washing and
drying to obtain the yttrium-doped CdS thin film. The yttrium-doped CdS thin film prepared by the application is used as a buffer layer for a CZTSSe
solar cell, and a
photoelectric conversion efficiency of 15.19% is achieved.