Progress and prospects of CZTSSe/CdS interface engineering to combat high open-circuit voltage deficit of kesterite photovoltaics: a critical review

K Kaur, M Kumar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
CZTSSe solar cells are considered to be potential and cost-effective alternative solutions to
mature photovoltaic technology for meeting future energy demands. However, the current …

Recent Progress in the Synthesis of MoS2 Thin Films for Sensing, Photovoltaic and Plasmonic Applications: A Review

D Mouloua, A Kotbi, G Deokar, K Kaja, M El Marssi… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the surge of recent successes of 2D materials following the rise of graphene, molybdenum
disulfide (2D-MoS2) has been attracting growing attention from both fundamental and …

Surface crystallinity enhancement in organic solar cells induced by spinodal demixing of acceptors and additives

Z Shen, J Yu, G Lu, K Wu, Q Wang, L Bu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although non-volatile additives like 1, 8-diiodooctane (DIO) and 1-chloronaphthalene (CN)
are beneficial for improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells …

Ultrasensitive and ultraprecise pressure sensors for soft systems

L Shi, Z Li, M Chen, T Zhu, L Wu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly sensitive soft pressure sensors have attracted tremendous attention in recent years
due to their great promise in robotics, healthcare, smart wearables, etc. Although high …

Spin-Coated CZTS Film with a Gradient Cu-Deficient Interfacial Layer for Solar Hydrogen Evolution

G Xiao, X Ren, Y Hu, Y Cao, Z Li, Z Shi… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4-based photocathodes offer promising applications for solar hydrogen
evolution due to their nontoxic, cost-effective, and outstanding photoelectrochemical …

Comparative study of the CZTS, CuSbS2 and CuSbSe2 solar photovoltaic cell with an earth-abundant non-toxic buffer layer

PK Singh, S Rai, P Lohia, DK Dwivedi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present article, modeling outcomes of novel and third-generation heterojunctions (3G)
thin-film solar cells (TFSCs): quaternary semiconductor compound CZTS and ternary …

Electron-transfer mechanisms for confirmation of contact-electrification in ZnO/polyimide-based triboelectric nanogenerators

D Li, C Wu, L Ruan, J Wang, Z Qiu, K Wang, Y Liu… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) acting as a versatile material for electronic and optoelectronic devices
shows promising applications in triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)-based self-powered …

Carbon tube-graphene heterostructure with different N-doping configurations induces an electrochemically active-active interface for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis

J Zhao, Q Li, Q Zhang, R Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
To accelerate the sluggish kinetics for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) of
metal-free carbon catalysts, we here report an electrochemically active-active interface for …

One-pot synthesis of delafossite CuCoO2 microcrystal as visible-light-driven photocatalyst

YM Zhang, ZY Zhao, YK Zhao, CX Wang - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
The exploration of novel photocatalyst is one of the important directions of developing
efficient photocatalysis technology. Delafossite CuCoO2 has unique crystal structure …

Nontoxic and earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells: a review on high throughput processed methods

S Chander, SK Tripathi, I Kaur, AK De - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics is one of the most well-known sustainable technologies to supply all of the
world's energy needs due to its enduring nature and lack of pollution. CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si …