Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

Band Gaps of the Lead-Free Halide Double Perovskites Cs2BiAgCl6 and Cs2BiAgBr6 from Theory and Experiment

MR Filip, S Hillman, AA Haghighirad… - The journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent discovery of lead-free halide double perovskites with band gaps in the visible
represents an important step forward in the design of environmentally friendly perovskite …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

Defect engineering in multinary earth‐abundant chalcogenide photovoltaic materials

D Shin, B Saparov, DB Mitzi - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of zinc‐blende‐related chalcogenide absorbers such as CdTe and Cu (In, Ga)
Se2 (CIGSe) has enabled remarkable advancement in laboratory‐and commercial‐scale …

Engineering solar cell absorbers by exploring the band alignment and defect disparity: the case of Cu‐and Ag‐based kesterite compounds

ZK Yuan, S Chen, H Xiang, XG Gong… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The development of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin‐film solar cells is currently hindered by
the large deficit of open‐circuit voltage (Voc), which results from the easy formation of CuZn …

Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells: Advances in Materials Modelling of Cu2ZnSnS4

A Walsh, S Chen, SH Wei… - Advanced Energy …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Quaternary semiconducting materials based on the kesterite (A2BCX4) mineral structure are
the most promising candidates to overtake the current generation of light‐absorbing …

Kesterites—a challenging material for solar cells

S Siebentritt, S Schorr - Progress in photovoltaics: Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Kesterite materials (Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4) are made from non‐toxic, earth‐
abundant and low‐cost raw materials. We summarise here the structural and electronic …

Intrinsic point defects and complexes in the quaternary kesterite semiconductor

S Chen, JH Yang, XG Gong, A Walsh, SH Wei - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
Current knowledge of the intrinsic defect properties of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is limited, which
is hindering further improvement of the performance of CZTS-based solar cells. Here, we …

Tunable semiconductors: control over carrier states and excitations in layered hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites

C Liu, W Huhn, KZ Du, A Vazquez-Mayagoitia… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
For a class of 2D hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors based on π-
conjugated organic cations, we predict quantitatively how varying the organic and inorganic …