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 …

Critical review on the controllable growth and post-annealing on the heterojunction of the kesterite solar cells

Y Liu, S Wang, Y Zhang - Journal of Physics: Energy, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Critical review on the controllable growth and post-annealing on the heterojunction of the
kesterite solar cells Page 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT • OPEN ACCESS Critical review on …

Achieving Low VOC-deficit Characteristics in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells through Improved Carrier Separation

V Karade, E Choi, MG Gang, H Yoo… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Kesterite-based thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) have recently gained significant attention in the
photovoltaic (PV) sector for their elemental earth abundance and low toxicity. An inclusive …

Microenvironment Created by SnSe2 Vapor and Pre‐Selenization to Stabilize the Surface and Back Contact in Kesterite Solar Cells

J Guo, Y Mao, J Ao, Y Han, C Cao, F Liu, J Bi, S Wang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ambient air‐processed preparation of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin film is
highly promising for the fabrication of low‐cost and eco‐friendly solar cells. However, the Sn …

Significant Performance and Stability Improvements of Low-Temperature IGZO TFTs by the Formation of In-F Nanoparticles on an SiO2 Buffer Layer

H Jeong, S Nam, K Park, S Yoon, C Park, J Jang - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
We report the performance improvement of low-temperature coplanar indium–gallium–zinc–
oxide (IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) with a maximum process temperature of 230° C. We …

Effect of Zn/Sn Ratio on Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Applying Off-Stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4/Carbon Hole-Collecting Electrodes

M Heidariramsheh, M Forouzandeh… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low-cost inorganic hole-transporting materials (HTMs) accompanied by a printable carbon
electrode is an efficient approach to address the limitation of material cost of perovskite solar …

Understanding the Effects of Post-Deposition Sequential Annealing on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films

DS Catana, MY Zaki, ID Simandan, AT Buruiana… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films have been synthesized by employing two magnetron-sputtering
depositions, interlaced with two sequential post-deposition heat treatments in low vacuum …

Impact of germanium nano layer on the CZTSe absorber layer properties

S Padhy, V Kumar, NB Chaure, UP Singh - Materials Science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, in order to study the effect of Germanium (Ge) thin layer incorporation on
the CZTSe films, the Ge thin layer was deposited on the backside of the CZTSe as well as in …

Effects of Annealing on Characteristics of Cu2ZnSnSe4/CH3NH3PbI3/ZnS/IZO Nanostructures for Enhanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells

CC Tseng, G Wu, LB Chang, MJ Jeng, WS Feng… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents new photovoltaic solar cells with Cu2ZnSnSe4/CH3NH3PbI3
(MAPbI3)/ZnS/IZO/Ag nanostructures on bi-layer Mo/FTO (fluorine-doped tin oxide) …

Tin–Selenium Secondary Phase Etching of Cu2ZnSnSe4: A Selective Removal Route To Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

YC Lin, ZY Su - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this study, we removed type II Sn–Se secondary phases from Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe)
absorber surface via selective chemical etching and then examined the influence of this …