Impact of various dopant elements on the properties of kesterite compounds for solar cell applications: a status review
DS Dhawale, A Ali, AC Lokhande - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth-abundant and nontoxic kesterite compounds, such as Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS),
Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe), and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe), have made tremendous …
Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe), and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe), have made tremendous …
Ge-alloyed kesterite thin-film solar cells: previous investigations and current status–a comprehensive review
The incorporation of Ge into kesterite thin-film absorbers for photovoltaic (PV) applications is
thoroughly reviewed. Kesterite materials constitute a promising and critical raw material-free …
thoroughly reviewed. Kesterite materials constitute a promising and critical raw material-free …
Development of CZTGS/CZTS tandem thin film solar cell using SCAPS-1D
In this work, numerical modeling and simulation of a monolithic CZTGS/CZTS tandem
structure has been carried out using SCAPS-1D. This is aimed at enhancing the …
structure has been carried out using SCAPS-1D. This is aimed at enhancing the …
Optimizing kesterite solar cells from Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 to Cu 2 CdGe (S, Se) 4
Kesterite solar cells, based on the prototypical absorber material Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), are
cheap, nontoxic, and chemically stable, thus rendering them promising, beyond-Si …
cheap, nontoxic, and chemically stable, thus rendering them promising, beyond-Si …
Strain Effects on the Electronic and Optical Properties of Kesterite Cu2ZnGeX4 (X = S, Se): First-Principles Study
Following the chronological stages of calculations imposed by the WIEN2K code, we have
performed a series of density functional theory calculations, from which we were able to …
performed a series of density functional theory calculations, from which we were able to …
Fabrication of pulsed laser deposited Ge doped CZTSSe thin film based solar cells: Influence of selenization treatment
AC Lokhande, RBV Chalapathy, JS Jang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, Ge doped CZTGeS thin films are pulsed laser deposited followed by
annealing treatment in selenium environment. The influence of selenization condition on the …
annealing treatment in selenium environment. The influence of selenization condition on the …
Structure and transport behavior of hydrothermally grown phase pure Cu2ZnSn1-xGexS4 (x= 0.0, 0.3) nanoparticles
Abstract Phase pure Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) and Cu 2 ZnSn 0.7 Ge 0.3 S 4 (CZTGS) kesterite
nanoparticles of 10–35 nm size range were fabricated through a low-temperature …
nanoparticles of 10–35 nm size range were fabricated through a low-temperature …
Improving the performance of low-cost water-based solution-synthesised Cu2ZnSn1-xGex (S, Se) 4 absorber thin films by germanium doping
X Lv, C Zhu, H Hao, R Liu, Y Wang, J Wang - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this work, Cu 2 ZnSn 1-x Ge x S 4 (CZTGS) precursor thin films with varied Ge
composition (x= 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1) were prepared by using a water-based solution …
composition (x= 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1) were prepared by using a water-based solution …
Cu2ZnGeS4 thin films deposited by thermal evaporation: the impact of Ge concentration on physical properties
M Courel, TG Sanchez, NR Mathews… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, the processing of Cu 2 ZnGeS 4 (CZGS) thin films by a thermal evaporation
technique starting from CuS, GeS and ZnS precursors, and post-deposition thermal …
technique starting from CuS, GeS and ZnS precursors, and post-deposition thermal …
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 from annealing of compound co-sputtered precursors–Recent results and open questions
S Englund, N Saini, C Platzer-Björkman - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells have reached efficiencies of up to
12.6% and current research is focused on understanding reasons for device limitations. At …
12.6% and current research is focused on understanding reasons for device limitations. At …