A critical review on the progress of kesterite solar cells: Current strategies and insights

A Wang, M He, MA Green, K Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) with earth‐abundant and environmental‐
benign constituents has been regarded as a promising solar energy harvesting material for …

Recent progress in photocathodes for hydrogen evolution

Q Huang, Z Ye, X Xiao - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar water splitting, which has been a topic of intensive research interest for several
decades, is one of the promising approaches to utilize renewable energy to maintain the …

Fabrication of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cells with 5.1% efficiency via thermal decomposition and reaction using a non-toxic sol–gel route

Z Su, K Sun, Z Han, H Cui, F Liu, Y Lai, J Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has been confirmed as a promising semiconductor
material for thin film solar cells. To meet the requirements of high-efficiency and low-cost for …

Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based thin film photovoltaics: present status and current developments

N Naghavi, D Abou‐Ras, N Allsop… - Progress in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present contribution is to give a review on the recent work concerning Cd‐
free buffer and window layers in chalcopyrite solar cells using various deposition techniques …

Enhancement of Solar Hydrogen Evolution from Water by Surface Modification with CdS and TiO2 on Porous CuInS2 Photocathodes Prepared by an …

J Zhao, T Minegishi, L Zhang, M Zhong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Porous films of p‐type CuInS2, prepared by sulfurization of electrodeposited metals, are
surface‐modified with thin layers of CdS and TiO2. This specific porous electrode evolved …

Over 15% efficient wide-band-gap Cu (In, Ga) S2 solar cell: Suppressing bulk and interface recombination through composition engineering

S Shukla, M Sood, D Adeleye, S Peedle, G Kusch… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary The progress of Cu (In, Ga) S 2 remains significantly limited mainly due to
photovoltage (V oc) losses in the bulk and at the interfaces. Here, via a combination of …

Indium sulfide and relatives in the world of photovoltaics

N Barreau - Solar Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
Cu (In, Ga) Se2-based solar cells buffered with indium sulfide grown by numerous
techniques have reached efficiencies comparable to those achieved by standard devices …

Progress in indium (III) sulfide (In2S3) buffer layer deposition techniques for CIS, CIGS, and CdTe-based thin film solar cells

MA Mughal, R Engelken, R Sharma - Solar Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent progress with indium (III) sulfide (In 2 S 3)-buffered thin film solar cells (TFSC) was
briefly reviewed. In 2 S 3 has emerged as a promising low-hazard buffer (or window) …

All solution‐processed chalcogenide solar cells–from single functional layers towards a 13.8% efficient CIGS device

YE Romanyuk, H Hagendorfer… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Solution processing of inorganic thin films has become an important thrust in material
research community because it offers low‐cost and high‐throughput deposition of various …

The Zn (S, O, OH)/ZnMgO buffer in thin‐film Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2‐based solar cells part II: magnetron sputtering of the ZnMgO buffer layer for in‐line co‐evaporated Cu …

D Hariskos, B Fuchs, R Menner… - Progress in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A ZnS/Zn1‐xMgxO buffer combination was developed to replace the CdS/i‐ZnO
layers in in‐line co‐evaporated Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)‐based solar cells. The ZnS was …