Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review

S Giraldo, Z Jehl, M Placidi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are
reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film …

Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with over 10% power conversion efficiency enabled by heterojunction heat treatment

C Yan, J Huang, K Sun, S Johnston, Y Zhang, H Sun… - Nature energy, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Sulfide kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 provides an attractive low-cost, environmentally
benign and stable photovoltaic material, yet the record power conversion efficiency for such …

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 …

Two‐Step Cooling Strategy for Synergistic Control of CuZn and SnZn Defects Enabling 12.87% Efficiency (Ag,Cu)2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells

H Geng, M Wang, S Wang, D Kou… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant intrinsic defects and defect clusters in Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells
lead to severe nonradiative recombination and limited photoelectric performance. Therefore …

Na-Diffusion Enhanced p-type Conductivity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2: A New Mechanism for Efficient Doping in Semiconductors.

ZK Yuan, S Chen, Y Xie, JS Park… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
A new mechanism responsible for the hole concentration increase in the CIGS thin films
after Na doping is proposed. At high temperature, a high concentration of Na is doped into …

Back and front contacts in kesterite solar cells: state-of-the-art and open questions

C Platzer-Björkman, N Barreau, M Bär… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the present state-of-the-art within back and front contacts in kesterite thin film
solar cells, as well as the current challenges. At the back contact, molybdenum (Mo) is …

Promoting carrier collection by DMF/DMSO binary solvent for efficient kesterite solar cells

Y Sun, S Qin, D Ding, H Gao, Q Zhou, X Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photo-generated carrier recombination loss and transport are the key issues affecting the
photovoltaic performance of kesterite solar cells. Here, through a binary solvent engineering …

Sodium Effects on the Diffusion, Phase, and Defect Characteristics of Kesterite Solar Cells and Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 with Greater than 11% Efficiency

KJ Yang, S Kim, SY Kim, DH Son, J Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the efficiency of kesterite (Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4; CZTSSe) solar cells requires
understanding the effects of Na doping. This paper investigates these effects by applying a …

A critical review on rational composition engineering in kesterite photovoltaic devices: self-regulation and mutual synergy

J Guo, J Ao, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Composition engineering has been one of the most crucial strategies to match well with both
bulk and heterojunction interfaces of absorbers in kesterite-based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 …