Recent progress in CZTS (CuZnSn sulfide) thin-film solar cells: a review

R Paul, S Shukla, TR Lenka, FA Talukdar… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
In the renewable energy sector, solar energy has emerged as a very abundant resource,
which has its implementation from very large-scale industries to household uses. The market …

Anisotropic photoresponse investigation of chemical vapor transport (CVT) grown quaternary Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals

AB Hirpara, SH Chaki, AJ Khimani… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
The single crystals of quaternary transition metal chalcogenide Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) are
grown by a closed system chemical vapor transport technique. The high purity individual …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency enhancement of CZTS solar cell with WO3 buffer layer using CZTSe BSF layer

H Zhang, ZN Ng, CC Kang, JD Tan, M Ariannejad… - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-toxic, low-cost, and bandgap-direct material Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide (CZTS)
is a promising candidate thin film solar cell. As the effort to improve the efficiency of the …

Investigation of Novel n-Doped a-Si/CZTSe ultrathin-film solar cell for enhanced performance

R Paul, TR Lenka, FA Talukdar… - … on Electron Devices, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ultrathin-film solar cell (UTFSC) technology has recently intrigued researchers with
various chalcogenide materials, namely, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), copper …

Numerical Simulation Approach for an Investigation of Critical Parameters of ZTO Buffer Layer for CZTS Photovoltaic Cell Performance: A One-Dimensional Modeling

S Dinakaran, GCJ Swarnavalli, AAC Jino… - Journal of Electronic …, 2024 - Springer
A Kesterite CZTS semiconductor contains earth-abundant elements and has been
recognized as a promising absorber layer for highly efficient and low-cost thin-film solar …

Investigation of the Photovoltaic Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell Considering the Relationship between Defect and Hole

J Xu - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The thin film solar cell using chalcogenide Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) absorber has exhibited
promising photovoltaic performance in recent years. The carrier concentration of CZTS …

Photovoltaic performance in CIGS solar cells: effects of using Mg-and Al-doped ZnO thin-film layers as alternative TCO and front contact layer

MF Gozukizil, E Nayman, S Temel… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we aimed to improve the electrical, optical, and structural properties of ZnO-
based layered CIGS solar cells by doping different ratios of Al and Mg. Al-doped ZnO and …

Modeling and Simulation of CZTS Solar Cell using Zn1-xMgxO as a buffer layer and Cul as a hole transport layer for efficiency improvement

A Yadav, AK Patel, R Mishra - Engineering Research Express, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper explores the impact of CZTS based solar cells using zinc magnesium oxide (Zn 1-
X Mg XO) as a buffer layer and CuI (Copper iodide) as the hole transport layer using through …