Materials interface engineering for solution-processed photovoltaics

M Graetzel, RAJ Janssen, DB Mitzi, EH Sargent - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Advances in solar photovoltaics are urgently needed to increase the performance and
reduce the cost of harvesting solar power. Solution-processed photovoltaics are cost …

Defect suppression in multinary chalcogenide photovoltaic materials derived from kesterite: progress and outlook

Q Tian, SF Liu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The performance of many emerging multinary chalcogenides for photovoltaic (PV)
applications has been considerably inferior to the Shockley–Queisser limit, and one of the …

Solution‐processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 absorber yielding a 15.2% efficient solar cell

TK Todorov, O Gunawan, T Gokmen… - Progress in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The remarkable potential for inexpensive upscale of solution processing technologies is
expected to enable chalcogenide‐based photovoltaic systems to become more widely …

Improving the Performance of Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Photovoltaic Materials by Cd2+ Substitution

J Fu, Q Tian, Z Zhou, D Kou, Y Meng… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Additional elements in the Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber layers can play a crucial
role in improving the performance of thin film solar cells. In this paper, a significant …

CZTS‐based materials and interfaces and their effects on the performance of thin film solar cells

TJ Huang, X Yin, G Qi, H Gong - physica status solidi (RRL) …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and its related materials such as Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) and Cu2ZnSn
(S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) have attracted considerable attention as an absorber material for thin …

Impact of various dopant elements on the properties of kesterite compounds for solar cell applications: a status review

DS Dhawale, A Ali, AC Lokhande - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth-abundant and nontoxic kesterite compounds, such as Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS),
Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe), and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe), have made tremendous …

Antimony-Based Ligand Exchange To Promote Crystallization in Spray-Deposited Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells

A Carrete, A Shavel, X Fontané… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A multistrategy approach to overcome the main challenges of nanoparticle-based solution-
processed Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells is presented. We developed an efficient ligand …

Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Generated from a Single Solution Based Precursor: The Effect of Na and Sb Doping

D Tiwari, T Koehler, X Lin, R Harniman… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A new solution based route for depositing Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films is described,
focusing on the effects of Sb and Na codoping. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy …

Solution-deposited pure selenide CIGSe solar cells from elemental Cu, In, Ga, and Se

D Zhao, Q Tian, Z Zhou, G Wang, Y Meng… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel, robust and low-toxicity solution route to deposit CIGSe thin films for solar cell
applications is proposed. The solvent mixture of 1, 2-ethanedithiol and 1, 2-ethylenediamine …

Screening of suitable cationic dopants for solar absorber material CZTS/Se: A first principles study

MV Jyothirmai, H Saini, N Park, R Thapa - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The earth abundant and non-toxic solar absorber material kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S/Se) 4 has
been studied to achieve high power conversion efficiency beyond various limitations, such …