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, 2024 - 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 …

Fabrication of Cu-rich CZTS thin films by two-stage process: Effect of gas flow-rate in sulfurization process

MA Olgar, A Altuntepe, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, CZTS thin films were prepared using a two-stage process consisting of sputter
deposition of Cu, Sn and ZnS layers on the glass substrates to form CuSn/ZnS/Cu stacked …

Powder-to-film approach for fabricating critical raw material-free kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin film photovoltaic: A review

RA Wibowo - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Critical raw material-free Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 photovoltaic has a potential to offer long-term,
sustainable, annual deployment in the gigawatt to terra watt scale. This review article …

Synthesis of CZTS kesterite by pH adjustment in order to improve the performance of CZTS thin film for photovoltaic applications

MA Shafi, L Khan, S Ullah, A Bouich, H Ullah… - Micro and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Quaternary CZTS (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4) kesterite thin layers were successfully made by
electrochemical deposition method. CZTS thin layers were deposited on Indium Tin Oxide …

Annealing temperature optimization for dip-coated Cu2SnS3 thin films: Sustainable pathway to CTS/Zn (O, S) solar cells via numerical simulation

MK Gadha, TV Anitha, P Punathil… - Materials Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Earth abundant Cu 2 SnS 3 (CTS) films were fabricated on glass substrates using
facile dip coating technique. For exploring the role of annealing temperature in the formation …

Optimization of electrodeposition time on the properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films for thin film solar cell applications

MA Shafi, A Bouich, L Khan, H Ullah, JM Guaita… - Optical and Quantum …, 2022 - Springer
The Electrochemical deposition was used to create a quaternary CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4)
kesterite thin layer. An aqueous solution of CZTS was used to deposit a thin layer over …

Influence of thiourea in the precursor solution on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CZTS thin films deposited via spray coating technique

P Prabeesh, VG Sajeesh, IP Selvam… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
CZTS films were prepared by spray coating using non-aqueous precursor solutions with and
without sulphur source and studied their structural, optical and electrical properties. The …

CZTS films from three different routes: crystallite size-dependent properties

P Prabeesh, IP Selvam, SN Potty - Materials Research Express, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, CZTS thin films with different crystallite sizes were fabricated by dip, spin and
spray techniques followed by sulphurization in N 2+ H 2 S atmosphere. XRD and Raman …

Sustainable synthesis of quaternary sulphides: The problem of the uptake of zinc in CZTS

A Giaccherini, A Baldassarre, L Donini… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quaternary semiconducting sulphides are promising and sustainable candidates to replace
the silicon-based semiconducting materials currently leading the market of the photovoltaic …

Nanopartículas de Cobre: Técnicas de síntesis y desarrollo de películas conductivas

MA Alaniz Hernández - Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, 2023 - cathi.uacj.mx
Las películas conductivas a base de nanopartículas de Cu tienen una amplia variedad de
aplicaciones en industrias como la electrónica, la medicina, energías verdes, etc. Para su …