CZTS solar cell with non-toxic buffer layer: A study on the sulphurization temperature and absorber layer thickness

P Prabeesh, VG Sajeesh, IP Selvam, MSD Bharati… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cell has been fabricated with a non-toxic buffer layer and Al doped ZnO
transparent conducting layer. A detailed material study on each layer of the solar cell has …

Influence of Mn content on the optical, structural and electrical properties of spray pyrolysis deposited quinternary Cu2Cd1−xMnxSnS4 thin films for solar cells

MB Ochang, I Ahemen, AN Amah, PR Jubu… - Optical and Quantum …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Novel quinternary Cu2Cd1− xMnxSnS4 (0≤ x≤ 1) semiconductor thin films were
deposited onto soda lime glass substrates at 300℃ by the spray pyrolysis technique to study …

Comprehensive loss modeling in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

A Kumar, AD Thakur - Current Applied Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
Thin film solar cells based on Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) absorber material suffers from
performance issues arising due to the presence of a non-optimal back contact barrier, low …

A simple method for Ge incorporation to enhance performance of low temperature and non-vacuum based CZTSSe solar cells

P Punathil, E Artegiani, S Zanetti, L Lozzi, V Kumar… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the slow efficiency development, Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 still is a promising absorber
material for solar cells for its easy and low cost way of fabrication and the abundance of its …

Impact of the ZnS layer position in a stacked precursor film on the properties of CZTS films grown on flexible molybdenum substrates

A Yagmyrov, S Erkan, BM Başol, R Zan, MA Olgar - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, CZTS thin films were prepared by annealing and reaction of Cu–Sn–
ZnS precursor layers. First, sputter deposition was carried out on flexible molybdenum (Mo) …

Growth and characterization of pure stannite Cu2MnSnS4 thin films deposited by dip-coating technique

A Ziti, B Hartiti, A Belafhaili, H Labrim, S Fadili… - Applied Physics A, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Semiconductor compounds Cu 2 MnSnS 4 absorbers materials were synthesis by
the sol–gel approach and deposited using dip-coating technique on ordinary glass …

Single step amperometric growth of CZTS thin film: Deposition current and stoichiometry relationship

T Özdal, H Kavak - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
The growth of CZTS thin films by electrodeposition has numerous advantages in terms of
controlling the deposition parameters. However, the electrochemical cells in conventional …

Influence of thiourea in the precursor solution on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CZTS thin films deposited via spray coating technique

P Prabeesh, VG Sajeesh, IP Selvam… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
CZTS films were prepared by spray coating using non-aqueous precursor solutions with and
without sulphur source and studied their structural, optical and electrical properties. The …

Structural, optical and electrical properties of evaporated kesterite films with different off-stoichiometric type

P Martínez-Ortiz, JF Trigo, N Pineda-Aguilar… - Materials Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Kesterite thin films with four different off-stoichiometry have been synthetized by sequential
evaporation of ternary (Cu 2 SnS 3 or Cu 3 SnS 4) and binary (ZnS) layers, following …

Study of substrate dependent microstructural properties of sputtered Mo/CZTS heterojunctions using X ray diffraction

KB Chavan, SV Desarada, S Chaure, NB Chaure - Solid State Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Thin films of CZTS (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4) were deposited using radiofrequency sputtering (RF) at
varying sputtering powers on soda lime glass coated with molybdenum (Mo). Direct current …