Atomic Layer Grown Zinc–Tin Oxide as an Alternative Buffer Layer for Cu2ZnSnS4-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Influence of Absorber Surface Treatment on Buffer …

NM Martin, T Torndahl, M Babucci… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zn1–x Sn x O y (ZTO) deposited by atomic layer deposition has shown promising results as
a buffer layer material for kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells. Increased …

Behavior of indium alloying with Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 and its effect on performances of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4-based solar cell

Z Xiao, H Luan, R Liu, B Yao, Y Li, Z Ding… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
P-type solid solutions of indium (In) in kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 films (CZTSSe (In)) with
In contents of 0–19.34 at% were prepared by In alloying with the kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) …

Influence of Ge content on Cu2Zn (SnGe) Se4 physical properties deposited by sequential thermal evaporation technique

JR González-Castillo, FA Pulgarín-Agudelo… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, we report the synthesis of Cu 2 Zn (SnGe) Se 4 compound by sequential
thermal evaporation technique as well as the influence of the germanium content on the …

Cu6Sn5 binary phase as a precursor material of the CZTSe compound: Optimization of the synthesis process, physical properties and its performance as an absorbing …

JR González-Castillo, O Vigil-Galán… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a wide range of alternative materials to silicon that are used for the
processing of photovoltaic (PV) devices, including Perovskites, GaAs, CdTe, Cu (In, Ga)(S …

Multi-layered photocathodes based on Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 absorber and MoS 2 catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

S Grau, S Giraldo, E Saucedo, JR Morante… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A multilayered p-type photoabsorber based on kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 has been
functionalized with inexpensive and easily scalable amorphous MoS2 electrocatalyst by …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of the electronic properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4-based solar cells by impedance spectroscopy and current–voltage characteristics analysis

R Bodeux, J Rousset, F Tsin, F Mollica, E Leite… - Applied Physics A, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) thin films were synthesized by a cosputtering–annealing
process and characterized as absorber layer of solar cells. Electrical characteristics of the …

Kesterite: new progress toward earth-abundant thin-film photovoltaic

S Giraldo, M Placidi, E Saucedo - Advanced Micro-and Nanomaterials for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Among the emerging thin-film photovoltaic (PV) materials formed by earth-abundant and
nontoxic elements, the so-called kesterite (Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4—CZTSSe; Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 …

Novel buffer layer on the performance of CZTS solar cells by numerical simulation

Y Chen, Y Yuan, X Wu, Q Wang, Y Liu - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 as the promising absorber layer material, has received great attention in the
application of highly efficient and low-cost thin film solar cells. The theoretical photovoltaic …

The characteristic of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells prepared by sputtering CuSn and CuZn alloy targets

Y Lu, S Wang, X Ma, X Xu, S Yang, Y Li, Z Tang - Current Applied Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent study shows that the main reason for limiting CZTS device performance lies in the
low open circuit voltage, and crucial factor that could affect the V oc is secondary phases like …

Insights on the Thermal Stability of the Sb2Se3 Quasi‐1D Photovoltaic Technology

P Vidal-Fuentes, M Guc, I Becerril-Romero, D Sylla… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work explores the thermal stability of antimony‐based photovoltaic (PV) technologies
investigating the effect of low‐temperature (50—350° C) postdeposition annealings (PDAs) …