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 …

Vertical junction photodetectors based on reduced graphene oxide/silicon Schottky diodes

M Zhu, X Li, Y Guo, X Li, P Sun, X Zang, K Wang… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) has been employed as an electrode for a series of
vertically structured photodetectors. Compared with mechanically exfoliated or chemical …

A review on growth optimization of spray pyrolyzed Cu2ZnSnS4 chalcogenide absorber thin film

KV Gunavathy, K Tamilarasan… - … Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The progress of solar cell technology in the development of clean and economic quaternary
compound copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)‐based absorber thin films using the spray …

Improved photoelectrochemical performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) …

MP Suryawanshi, SW Shin, UV Ghorpade, KV Gurav… - Electrochimica …, 2014 - Elsevier
A promising successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method with a modified
sequence has been designed and developed to deposit CZTS thin films with high absorbing …

A strategy to stabilize kesterite CZTS for high-performance solar cells

K Yu, EA Carter - Chemistry of Materials, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSnS4–x Se x (CZTS) is an important semiconductor with significant potential for
applications in the next generation of solar cells. CZTS has an optimal band gap (∼ 1.5 eV) …

Towards understanding poor performances in spray-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells

M Courel, E Valencia-Resendiz… - Solar energy materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique are quite
attractive for solar cell applications. However, low efficiency values have been achieved up …

Route towards low cost-high efficiency second generation solar cells: current status and perspectives

O Vigil-Galán, M Courel, JA Andrade-Arvizu… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - Springer
The most efficient thin film solar cells are based on Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe) and CdTe
compounds, known as second generation polycrystalline thin films. The challenge of these …

Photovoltaic solar cells based on graphene/gallium arsenide Schottky junction

ZA Ansari, TJ Singh, SM Islam, S Singh, P Mahala… - Optik, 2019 - Elsevier
In this article, a computational study on the photovoltaic performance and electrical
characteristics of graphene/gallium arsenide Schottky junction solar cell with structure …

Electrical and impedance spectroscopy analysis of sol-gel derived spin coated Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell

GK Gupta, A Garg, A Dixit - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We carried out electrical and impedance studies on solution derived Al: ZnO/ZnO/CdS/Cu 2
ZnSnS 4/Mo/Glass multilayered solar cell structures to understand their impact on …

Optimization of physical properties of spray-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films for solar cell applications

M Courel, JA Andrade-Arvizu, A Guillén-Cervantes… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is a promising material for thin film solar cell applications. On
the other hand, spray pyrolysis technique has been identified as a low cost and versatile …