Copper–antimony and copper–bismuth chalcogenides—Research opportunities and review for solar photovoltaics

E Peccerillo, K Durose - MRS Energy & Sustainability, 2018 - cambridge.org
The ternary Cu–Sb-and Cu–Bi-chalcogenides presenta rich range of compounds of
potential use for large-scale photovoltaics from Earth abundant elements. This paper …

CuSbS2 as a Promising Earth-Abundant Photovoltaic Absorber Material: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study

B Yang, L Wang, J Han, Y Zhou, H Song… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recently, CuSbS2 has been proposed as an alternative earth-abundant absorber material
for thin film solar cells. However, no systematic study on the chemical, optical, and electrical …

A comprehensive review on synthesis and characterizations of Cu3BiS3 thin films for solar photovoltaics

SG Deshmukh, V Kheraj - Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Since the last few decades, light-absorbing materials based on CuInGaSe 2 (CIGS), CuInS 2
(CIS), and CdTe have dominated the research in thin-film solar cells. To fabricate large …

Thermodynamic aspects of the synthesis of thin‐film materials for solar cells

JJ Scragg, PJ Dale, D Colombara, LM Peter - ChemPhysChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A simple and useful thermodynamic approach to the prediction of reactions taking place
during thermal treatment of layers of multinary semiconductor compounds on different …

Thin film solar cell based on CuSbS2 absorber fabricated from an electrochemically deposited metal stack

W Septina, S Ikeda, Y Iga, T Harada, M Matsumura - Thin Solid Films, 2014 - Elsevier
Copper antimony sulfide (CuSbS 2) thin films were fabricated by sulfurization of an
electrodeposited metallic stack composed of Cu and Sb on a Mo-coated glass (Mo/glass) …

Fabrication and characterization of cost-efficient CuSbS2 thin film solar cells using hybrid inks

S Banu, SJ Ahn, SK Ahn, K Yoon, A Cho - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2016 - Elsevier
CuSbS 2 (CAS) thin films were fabricated by non-toxic, low-cost and simple non-vacuum
methods using hybrid inks, which is a well-known method for fabricating CuInSe 2 (CIS) …

Structural and electronic properties of CuSbS 2 and CuBiS 2: potential absorber materials for thin-film solar cells

JTR Dufton, A Walsh, PM Panchmatia… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
As the demand for photovoltaics rapidly increases, there is a pressing need for the
identification of new visible light absorbing materials for thin-film solar cells that offer similar …

Structural, optical and charge generation properties of chalcostibite and tetrahedrite copper antimony sulfide thin films prepared from metal xanthates

T Rath, AJ MacLachlan, MD Brown… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report on a solution based approach for the preparation of thin films of copper
antimony sulfide, an emerging absorber material for third generation solar cells. In this work …

Band Alignments, Band Gap, Core Levels, and Valence Band States in Cu3BiS3 for Photovoltaics

TJ Whittles, TD Veal, CN Savory, PJ Yates… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The earth-abundant semiconductor Cu3BiS3 (CBS) exhibits promising photovoltaic
properties and is often considered analogous to the solar absorbers copper indium gallium …

Properties of CuSbS2 thin films electrodeposited from ionic liquids as p-type absorber for photovoltaic solar cells

AC Rastogi, NR Janardhana - Thin Solid Films, 2014 - Elsevier
Electrodeposition of CuSbS 2 semiconductor thin films for photovoltaic solar cells is
investigated from ionic liquid electrolyte based on choline chloride–urea eutectic. Cyclic …