Review on bandgap engineering in metal-chalcogenide absorber layer via grading: a trend in thin-film solar cells

I Sharma, PS Pawar, RK Yadav, R Nandi, J Heo - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Bandgap engineering in p–n junction-based thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) is a fascinating
research area for enhancing device performance. The present review addresses the effect of …

An overview on the role of ZnTe as an efficient interface in CdTe thin film solar cells: a review

D Suthar, S Chuhadiya, R Sharma, MS Dhaka - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The present era of cutting edge technology requires environmentally friendly alternative
energy resources due to the limited fuel reserves and the emission of pollutants associated …

Photovoltaic performance enhancement in CdTe thin-film heterojunction solar cell with Sb2S3 as hole transport layer

S Rahman, SR Al Ahmed - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we design a novel cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based solar structure with
antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) as hole transport layer (HTL). One Dimensional Solar Cell …

A review of various single layer, bilayer, and multilayer TCO materials and their applications

SM Rozati, SAM Ziabari - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Since fabricating the first transparent conductive oxide (TCO) material, several investigations
and applications have been reported in such fields as portable and flexible electronics, solar …

CdTe solar cells: technology, operation and reliability

M Barbato, E Artegiani, M Bertoncello… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last 20 years, the technological improvements of CdTe solar cell have been
impressive, and today the performance of these cells is comparable with that of silicon cells …

Research on ultra-thin cadmium telluride heterojunction thin film solar cells

Y Tai, X Zhang, J Li, Y Zheng, G Liu, J Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Cadmium Telluride thin film solar cell is very suitable for building integrated photovoltaics
due to its high efficiency and excellent stability. To further reduce the production costs …

Analysis of Se Co-evaporation and Post-selenization for Sb2Se3-Based Solar Cells

V Kumar, E Artegiani, P Punathil… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sb2Se3 is a promising alternative absorber material for thin-film solar cells. However, by a
thermal evaporation technique, it appears to partially decompose, leading to Se deficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of various layers on improving the photovoltaic efficiency of Al/ZnO/CdS/CdTe/Cu2O/Ni solar cells

R Hosen, S Sikder, MS Uddin, MM Haque… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic (PV) cell structure containing Al/ZnO/CdS/CdTe/Cu 2 O/Ni has been
simulated using the SCAPS-1D software. The PV device includes a zinc oxide (ZnO) …

An in-depth analysis of CdTe thin-film deposition on ultra-thin glass substrates via close-spaced sublimation (CSS)

N Amin, MR Karim, ZA ALOthman - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the impact of the deposition pressure on the formation of cadmium
telluride (CdTe) thin films on ultra-thin (100 µm) Schott glass substrate at high temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative assessment of selenium diffusion and passivation in CdSeTe solar cells probed by spatially resolved cathodoluminescence

B Frouin, T Bidaud, S Pirotta, T Ablekim, J Moseley… - APL Materials, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The introduction of selenium in CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells has led to improved device
performances attributed to the passivation of bulk defects. In this work, high-resolution …