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 …

Recent progress in solution‐processed copper‐chalcogenide thin‐film solar cells

W Li, JMR Tan, SW Leow, S Lie, S Magdassi… - Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solution‐based thin‐film semiconductors offer a promising path for the mass production of
low‐cost solar cells prepared at low temperatures. Thin‐film Cu‐based chalcogenides such …

Improving the performance of solution-based CZTSSe absorber by selenization annealing with selenium powder in argon

Y Wei, K Zhou, X Meng, X Sun, Z Ma, Z Li… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the low toxicity and abundance of nature, Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has been
considered as a promising solar cell material. The absorber is the most critical structure in a …

The role of Ag in aqueous solution processed (Ag, Cu) 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 kesterite solar cells: antisite defect elimination and importance of Na passivation

WC Huang, SY Wei, CH Cai, WH Ho… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
CuZn antisite defects have been regarded as the efficiency limiting factor of kesterite solar
cells because they cause band tailing and loss of open circuit voltage (VOC). To suppress …

Structural, optoelectrical, linear, and nonlinear optical characterizations of the Cu2ZnGeSe4 thin films

IM El Radaf - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2020 - Springer
Good quality copper zinc germanium selenide (Cu 2 ZnGeSe 4) thin films were grown via
thermal evaporation procedure with different thicknesses (261, 379, and 486 nm). The …

Reducing the interfacial defect density of CZTSSe solar cells by Mn substitution

S Lie, JMR Tan, W Li, SW Leow, YF Tay… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cation disorder which arises from the size and chemical environment similarity of Cu and Zn
is the limiting factor in Cu2ZnSnSxSe4− x (CZTSSe) performance. Cation substitution is one …

8.6% Efficiency CZTSSe solar cell with atomic layer deposited Zn-Sn-O buffer layer

X Li, Z Su, S Venkataraj, SK Batabyal… - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) device is fabricated with Zn 1− x Sn x O (ZTO) buffer
layer deposited by atomic layer deposited (ALD). The ALD process results in a precise …

Modulation of structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of sol-gel grown CZTS thin films by controlling the concentration of zinc

A Ali, J Jacob, A Ashfaq, M Tamseel, K Mahmood… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we have demonstrated the effect of Zinc concentration on the structural,
optical and thermoelectric properties of CZTS thin films (TFs) grown by sol-gel technique …

One-Pot Synthesis of Self-Stabilized Aqueous Nanoinks for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells

J Zhong, Z Xia, C Zhang, B Li, X Liu… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide (CZTS/Se) is very promising for photovoltaic application
because of their nontoxic, earth-abundant components and excellent optoelectronic …

Synthesis, optical and optoelectrical analysis of the Cu2CoSnS4 thin films as absorber layer for thin-film solar cells

HYS Al-Zahrani - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2020 - Springer
In this work, the optical and optoelectrical characterizations of the quaternary kesterite Cu 2
CoSnS 4 (CCTS 4) thin films were studied. The polycrystalline CCTS 4 films have prepared …