A review on advancements, challenges, and prospective of copper and non-copper based thin-film solar cells using facile spray pyrolysis technique

K Vijayan, SP Vijayachamundeeswari, K Sivaperuman… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

Defect suppression for high-efficiency kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: advances and prospects

H Wei, Y Li, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprising of earth-abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly elements, kesterite
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells are demonstrated to have enormous potential to …

A progress review on the modification of CZTS (e)-based thin-film solar cells

HS Nugroho, G Refantero, NLW Septiani… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for energy in recent decades due to rapid industrial and population
growth has resulted in a heavy dependence on non-renewable energy which leads to …

Potential role of kesterites in development of earth‐abundant elements‐based next generation technology

KS Gour, V Karade, P Babar, J Park, DM Lee… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)‐based kesterite thin films have received growing
attention in a wide variety of fields due to their suitable physico‐chemical asset nano‐and …

Accelerating Electron‐Transfer and Tuning Product Selectivity Through Surficial Vacancy Engineering on CZTS/CdS for Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction

S Zhou, K Sun, J Huang, X Lu, B Xie, D Zhang, JN Hart… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Copper‐based chalcogenides have been considered as potential photocathode materials
for photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2 reduction due to their excellent photovoltaic …

[HTML][HTML] Biological investigation of sonochemically synthesized CZTS nanoparticles

AB Hirpara, SH Chaki, RM Kannaujiya… - Applied Surface Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by sonochemical
technique. The composition analysis showed the synthesized NPs to be stoichiometric. The …

Lithium-assisted synergistic engineering of charge transport both in GBs and GI for Ag-substituted Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

X Zhao, X Chang, D Kou, W Zhou, Z Zhou… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although silver (Ag) substitution offers several benefits in eliminating bulk defects and
facilitating interface type inversion for Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) photovoltaic (PV) …

Passivating Grain Boundaries via Graphene Additive for Efficient Kesterite Solar Cells

L Cao, Z Zhou, W Zhou, D Kou, Y Meng, S Yuan, Y Qi… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Grain boundaries (GBs)‐triggered severe non‐radiative recombination is recently
recognized as the main culprits for carrier loss in polycrystalline kesterite photovoltaic …

Carbon transition‐metal oxide electrodes: understanding the role of surface engineering for high energy density supercapacitors

GM Tomboc, B Tesfaye Gadisa, M Jun… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Supercapacitors store electrical energy by ion adsorption at the interface of the electrode‐
electrolyte (electric double layer capacitance, EDLC) or through faradaic process involving …

Modification of back interfacial contact with MoO 3 layer in situ introduced by Na 2 S aqueous solution for efficient kesterite CZTSSe solar cells

Y Jian, T Xie, L Han, D Kou, W Zhou, Z Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As a promising absorber material for thin film solar cells, the highest reported power
conversion efficiency (PCE) of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is still far from the detailed …