A band-gap-graded CZTSSe solar cell with 12.3% efficiency

KJ Yang, DH Son, SJ Sung, JH Sim, YI Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has attracted attention as an alternative to
CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) as an absorber material in solar cells, its low efficiency is a serious …

Electrodeposition of kesterite thin films for photovoltaic applications: Quo vadis?

D Colombara, A Crossay, L Vauche… - … status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims at providing an updated overview of the main achievements in the
development of solar cells based on Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTS (Se)) kesterite absorbers …

Optical methodology for process monitoring of chalcopyrite photovoltaic technologies: Application to low cost Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 electrodeposition based processes

F Oliva, S Kretzschmar, D Colombara… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-destructive characterization of both single layers and completed devices are important
issues for the development of efficient and low cost Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) modules at …

Tailoring the defects and carrier density for beyond 10% efficient CZTSe thin film solar cells

J Li, SY Kim, D Nam, X Liu, JH Kim, H Cheong… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
The defects states and carrier density of CZTSe absorber layers are two of the crucial factors
that decide the photovoltaic performance of CZTSe thin film solar cells. Fine tailoring the …

Impact of minor phases on the performances of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

G Altamura, J Vidal - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4 (CZTSSe) alloys are promising candidates for low-cost and high-
efficiency thin-film solar cells. Compared to CdTe and Cu (In x Ga1–x) Se2, CZTSSe uses …

Photovoltaic Device with over 5% Efficiency Based on an n‐Type Ag2ZnSnSe4 Absorber

T Gershon, K Sardashti, O Gunawan… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite material Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is an attractive earth‐abundant
semiconductor for photovoltaics. However, the power conversion efficiency is limited by a …

Device characteristics of an 11.4% CZTSe solar cell fabricated from sputtered precursors

T Taskesen, J Neerken, J Schoneberg… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite is an attractive material for absorber layers in thin film photovoltaics. Solar cells
based on kesterite have shown a substantial progress over the last decade; nevertheless …

Secondary crystalline phases identification in CuZnSnSe thin films: contributions from Raman scattering and photoluminescence

PMP Salomé, PA Fernandes, JP Leitao… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - Springer
In this work, we present the Raman peak positions of the quaternary pure selenide
compound Cu _2 2 ZnSnSe _4 4 (CZTSe) and related secondary phases that were grown …

Comparison of theoretical and experimental results for band-gap-graded CZTSSe solar cell

M Minbashi, MK Omrani, N Memarian, DH Kim - Current Applied Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
The simulation of CZTSSe solar cells is presented in this paper. The simulation results are in
reasonable agreement with the experimental data, indicating the reliability of simulation …

The effect of ZnS segregation on Zn-rich CZTS thin film solar cells

W Li, J Chen, C Yan, X Hao - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of ZnS segregation behaviour and its influence on the device performance
has been made on the Zn-rich Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film solar cells. Cross-sectional …