Cation substitution in earth‐abundant kesterite photovoltaic materials

J Li, D Wang, X Li, Y Zeng, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As a promising candidate for low‐cost and environmentally friendly thin‐film photovoltaics,
the emerging kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have experienced …

Path towards high-efficient kesterite solar cells

D Wang, W Zhao, Y Zhang, SF Liu - Journal of energy chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite structure semiconductor Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 is one of the most promising
candidate as a light absorber material to overtake the next generation of thin film solar cells …

Efficient and stable graded CsPbI3− xBrx perovskite solar cells and submodules by orthogonal processable spray coating

JH Heo, F Zhang, C Xiao, SJ Heo, JK Park, JJ Berry… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising for achieving long-term operational
stability with good device performance. Here, we report the fabrication of inorganic CsPbI 2 …

N‐Type Surface Design for p‐Type CZTSSe Thin Film to Attain High Efficiency

Y Sun, P Qiu, W Yu, J Li, H Guo, L Wu, H Luo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a low‐cost substitute that uses no expensive rare‐earth elements for the high‐efficiency
Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 solar cell, the Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cell has borrowed …

Understanding the growth mechanism of BaZrS3 chalcogenide perovskite thin films from sulfurized oxide precursors

SP Ramanandan, A Giunto, EZ Stutz… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Barium zirconium sulfide (BaZrS 3) is an earth-abundant and environmentally friendly
chalcogenide perovskite with promising properties for various energy conversion …

Over 11% efficient eco-friendly kesterite solar cell: Effects of S-enriched surface of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorber and band gap controlled (Zn, Sn) O buffer

J Lee, T Enkhbat, G Han, MH Sharif, E Enkhbayar… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
For high efficiency kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cell, CdS thin film was
usually used as a buffer layer. However, due to the toxicity of Cd and pollution problems …

Persistent double-layer formation in kesterite solar cells: a critical review

F Martinho, S Lopez-Marino… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cell research, an asymmetric crystallization
profile is often obtained after annealing, resulting in a bilayered–or double-layered–CZTSSe …

Limiting effects of conduction band offset and defect states on high efficiency CZTSSe solar cell

SY Kim, TR Rana, JH Kim, DH Son, KJ Yang, JK Kang… - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
We investigated limitation factors of high efficiency Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar
cells, where the CZTSSe absorbers were made by using sulfo-selenization process …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizations of extrinsically doped CZTS thin films for solar cell absorbers fabricated by sol-gel spin coating method

AKS Gupta, SFU Farhad, MS Habib, MR Hossan… - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) based thin films, copper zinc antisite (Cu Zn) represents the
major p-type acceptor defect with low formation energy. This antisite can create defect …

Modified back contact interface of CZTSe thin film solar cells: elimination of double layer distribution in absorber layer

Z Zhang, L Yao, Y Zhang, J Ao, J Bi, S Gao… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Double layer distribution exists in Cu2SnZnSe4 (CZTSe) thin films prepared by selenizing
the metallic precursors, which will degrade the back contact of Mo substrate to absorber …