[HTML][HTML] Crystal engineering and thin-film deposition strategies towards improving the performance of kesterite photovoltaic cell

KC Nwambaekwe, VS John-Denk, SF Douman… - journal of materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
With high absorption coefficient (10 4 cm− 1), optimal bandgap (~ 1.5 eV), low toxicity and
the abundance of its constituent elements, kesterite (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 or CZTS) displays the …

Microwave-assisted biosynthesis of ZnO-GO particles using orange peel extract for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

R Sánchez-Albores, FJ Cano, PJ Sebastian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, ZnO-GO particles for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
were successfully biosynthesized. Microwave-assisted biosynthesis was carried out using …

Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials

O Reyes-Vallejo, S Torres-Arellano… - Photovoltaics Beyond …, 2024 - Elsevier
This chapter aims to show eco-friendly alternatives in solar cell technology. The chapter
starts by describing the advantages and disadvantages of green methods for the deposition …

Aqueous Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Nanocrystals

C Ritchie, ASR Chesman, J Jasieniak… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) nanocrystal inks show promise as a candidate for
developing cheap, scalable, efficient, and nontoxic photovoltaic devices. They also present …

The green hydrothermal synthesis of nanostructured Cu2ZnSnSe4 as solar cell material and study of their structural, optical and morphological properties

SA Vanalakar, GL Agawane, AS Kamble, PS Patil… - Applied Physics A, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) has attracted intensive attention as an absorber material
for the thin-film solar cells due to its high absorption coefficient, direct band gap, low toxicity …

Impact of germanium nano layer on the CZTSe absorber layer properties

S Padhy, V Kumar, NB Chaure, UP Singh - Materials Science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, in order to study the effect of Germanium (Ge) thin layer incorporation on
the CZTSe films, the Ge thin layer was deposited on the backside of the CZTSe as well as in …

Development of antimicrobial nanocomposite scaffolds via loading CZTSe quantum dots for wound dressing applications

S Ceylan, B Sert, F Yurt, A Tunçel, İ Öztürk… - Biomedical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The antimicrobial properties of scaffolds designed for use in wound healing are accepted as
an important factor in the healing process to accelerate the wound healing process without …

Growth and properties of solvothermally derived CZTSe nanocrystals using elemental precursors

T Chandel, MB Zaman, N Basu, J Lahiri… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) nanocrystals were prepared by a solvo-thermal method
using elemental copper, zinc, tin and selenium powders as precursors and ethylenediamine …

Optimization of selenization parameters for fabrication of CZTSe thin film

V Kumar, A Dutta, UP Singh - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2020 - Elsevier
For the formation of CZTSe films, selenization time and temperature play a crucial role in a
material synthesis which in turn highly affects the properties of the films. In this work, Cu, Zn …

Tuning the properties of hydrothermally synthesized Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) nanopolygons by sulphur doping for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of …

T Al-Muhimeed - Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2025 - Springer
Sulphur (S) doping in kesterite CZTSe has been performed via a hydrothermal method. X-
ray diffraction (XRD) study indicated the particles have grown in a tetragonal phase and the …