Defect suppression for high-efficiency kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: advances and prospects

H Wei, Y Li, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprising of earth-abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly elements, kesterite
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells are demonstrated to have enormous potential to …

CZTSSe solar cells: insights into interface engineering

Y Li, H Wei, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) photovoltaic (PV) technology has attracted much attention due
to its cost efficiency, non-toxic nature, and use of earth-abundant elements. However, the …

Cadmium‐Free Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells with High Efficiency Approaching 12%

N Ahmad, Y Zhao, F Ye, J Zhao, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer is commonly used in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) thin film solar cells. However, the toxicity of Cadmium (Cd) and perilous waste …

Toward High Efficient Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1−x)4 Solar Cells: Break the Limitations of VOC and FF

Z Wang, R Meng, H Guo, Y Sun, Y Liu, H Zhang, Z Cao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing the fill factor (FF) and the open‐circuit voltage (VOC) simultaneously together
with non‐decreased short‐circuit current density (JSC) are a challenge for highly efficient …

Suppressing surface and bulk effect enables high efficiency solution-processed kesterite solar cells

Y Zhao, J Zhao, X Chen, M Cathelinaud, S Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising photovoltaic material due to
its environmentally friendly composition and excellent photovoltaic performance …

22% efficient Kusachiite solar cells of CuBi2O4 light harvester and ABO3 buffer layers: a theoretical analysis

V Manjunath, YK Reddy, S Bimli, RJ Choudhary… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin film solar cells have gained tremendous interest due to their easy processing and
packaging at low costs, but most of them suffer from long-term stability. Therefore, in the …

Achieving highly efficient kesterite solar cells using simultaneous surface Ge substitution and rear interface engineering strategies

MC Baek, JS Jang, VC Karade, MP Suryawanshi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The progress in the device performance of kesterite-based thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) have
been stagnant due to unstable rear contact properties and large open circuit voltage (V oc) …

An effective air heat-treatment strategy of precursor films in search of high open-circuit voltage for efficient CZTSSe cells

T Zheng, X Dong, F Yang, L Yu, X Sun, J Chen… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationally controlling the electronic property of the absorbers is effective but challenging in
overcoming the drawbacks of large open-circuit voltage (V OC) deficit for high efficient Cu 2 …

9.3% Efficient Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells with High‐Quality Interfaces via Ultrathin CdS and Zn0.8Sn0.2O Buffer Layers

B Lin, Q Sun, C Zhang, H Deng, W Xie… - Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The buffer layer plays a critical role in high‐performance flexible Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) solar cell. The conventional CdS buffer layer causes the photoelectric …

(NH4) 2S-induced improvement of interfacial wettability for high-quality heterojunctions to boost the chloride-assembled CZTSSe solar cells

L Yu, X Dong, F Yang, X Sun, J Chen… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Concernin the crucial interfacial issues in multi-layered kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) solar cells,(NH 4) 2 S treatment has been proven to be effective in eliminating …