Investigation of low intensity light performances of kesterite CZTSe, CZTSSe, and CZTS thin film solar cells for indoor applications

J Park, H Yoo, V Karade, KS Gour, E Choi… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we prepared three kesterite thin-film solar cells, Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe),
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe), and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), and based on low light intensity …

Engineering of Interface and Bulk Properties in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells with Ultrathin CuAlO2 Intermediate Layer and Ge Doping

KS Gour, VC Karade, M Lee, JS Jang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recently, kesterite-based absorbers and related compounds have been considered as
promising eco-friendly light absorber materials for thin-film solar cells (TFSCs). However, the …

Nanoscale Rear-Interface Passivation in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells through the CuAlO2 Intermediate Layer

KS Gour, V Karade, JS Jang, E Jo… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The present work demonstrates that the addition of p-type CuAlO2 (CAO) as an intermediate
layer between molybdenum (Mo) and the absorber rear interface efficiently improves the …

In Search of Disorder Transitions and Defects Within Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4‐Based Absorber Layers via Temperature‐Dependent Raman Spectroscopy Technique

KS Gour, VC Karade, R Parmar, JS Jang, S Kazim… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The temperature‐dependent (25–300° C) disorder transitions analyzed via Raman
spectroscopic technique for the different non‐stoichiometric Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) …

Electron beam evaporation deposition

Z Wang, Z Zhang - Advanced nano deposition methods, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter introduces electron beam evaporation deposition, including the principle,
equipments for electron beam evaporation, application, and so on. It explains some …

Preferential {100} grain orientation in 10 micrometer-thick laser crystallized multicrystalline silicon on glass

S Kühnapfel, NH Nickel, S Gall, M Klaus, C Genzel… - Thin Solid Films, 2015 - Elsevier
Liquid phase crystallization of 10 μm thin silicon layers on glass substrates was performed
with a line-shaped continuous wave laser beam. The process window was investigated in …

Power dependence of orientation in low-temperature poly-Si lateral grains crystallized by a continuous-wave laser scan

N Sasaki, Y Nieda, D Hishitani, Y Uraoka - Thin Solid Films, 2017 - Elsevier
A low-temperature poly-Si film with 99.8%{100} texture in the surface normal direction within
10° is obtained by single-scan continuous-wave laser lateral crystallization of 60 nm-thick a …

Micro-structural defects in polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells on glass by solid-phase crystallisation and laser-induced liquid-phase crystallisation

J Huang, S Varlamov, J Dore, JS Yun… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
The microstructural properties of polycrystalline silicon films obtained by either solid-phase
crystallisation (SPC) or laser-induced liquid-phase crystallisation (LPC) were investigated by …

Ultra-smooth e-beam evaporated amorphous silicon thin films–A viable alternative for PECVD amorphous silicon thin films for MEMS applications

J Joseph, SG Singh, SRK Vanjari - Materials Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we demonstrate the applicability of ultra-smooth e-beam evaporated
amorphous silicon thin films (< 500 nm) as an alternative for PECVD thin films in MEMS …

Aluminum induced crystallization of amorphous silicon dependent on annealing conditions with graphite plate

DW Lee, MF Bhopal, SH Lee - Electronic Materials Letters, 2016 - Springer
Aluminum induced crystallization (AIC) of amorphous silicon was studied for thin-film solar
cell. The AIC have been usually researched on glass substrate which has smooth surface …