Recent Progress and Challenges in Controlling Secondary Phases in Kesterite CZT (S/Se) Thin Films: A Critical Review

MY Zaki, A Velea - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kesterite-based copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) thin
films have attracted considerable attention as promising materials for sustainable and cost …

Fabrication and electrical characterization of the Al/n-Si/CZTSe4/Ag heterojunction

A Ashery, MMM Elnasharty, IM El Radaf - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents the manufacture of the Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4/n-Si (CZTSe4/Si) heterojunction
via the liquid phase epitaxy process. The current-voltage estimation for CZTSe 4/Si …

From non-stoichiometric CTSe to single phase and stoichiometric CZTSe films by annealing under Sn+ Se atmosphere

MY Zaki, F Sava, ID Simandan, AT Buruiana… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the new materials for next-generation thin film solar cells is Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe).
However, achieving a single-phase CZTSe compound remains a challenge. This study …

Numerical simulation of CZTSe based solar cells using different back surface field layers: improvement and comparison

R El Otmani, A El Manouni, A Al Maggoussi - Journal of Electronic …, 2021 - Springer
This work reports on a numerical modeling of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) thin film based solar
cells using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). First, a conventional …

Optimization of CZTSe Thin Films Using Sequential Annealing in Selenium and Tin–Selenium Environments

MY Zaki, F Sava, ID Simandan, I Stavarache… - Inorganic …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) is a promising material for thin-film solar cells due to its suitable band
gap, high absorption coefficient, and composition of earth-abundant and nontoxic elements …

Understanding the Effects of Post-Deposition Sequential Annealing on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films

DS Catana, MY Zaki, ID Simandan, AT Buruiana… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films have been synthesized by employing two magnetron-sputtering
depositions, interlaced with two sequential post-deposition heat treatments in low vacuum …

Light management in Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells with ZnO: Al periodic sub-wavelength architectures

SY Kuo, FI Lai, WC Chen, KJ Lin, JF Yang - Materials Today Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
This study used a vacuum deposition technique to manufacture Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ (CZTSe)
solar cells, providing a scalable and safe manufacturing approach for low-cost, high …

Properties of Cu-Sb-Se thin films deposited by magnetron co-sputtering for solar cell applications

A Penezko, M Kauk-Kuusik, O Volobujeva… - Thin solid films, 2021 - Elsevier
Many compound semiconductors in the Cu-Sb-Se group of materials have a great potential
as effective and low-cost absorber material for thin film solar cells, such as CuSbSe 2. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Copper and Tin Oxidation States on the Phase Evolution of Solution-Processed Ag-Alloyed CZTS Photovoltaic Absorbers

A Errafyg, N Ennouhi, Y Chouimi, Z Sekkat - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kesterite-based semiconductors, particularly copper–zinc–tin–sulfide (CZTS), have
garnered considerable attention as potential absorber layers in thin-film solar cells because …

Optimization of annealing temperature on the formation CZTSe absorber layer

V Kumar, UP Singh - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
In the present work, we studied the optimization of annealing temperature on the formation
of Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) thin films and its impact on the film properties. The CZTSe films …