Insights into kesterite's back contact interface: A status review

V Karade, A Lokhande, P Babar, MG Gang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, kesterite-based thin film solar cells (TFSCs) gained significant attention in the
photovoltaic (PV) sector for their elemental earth abundancy and low toxicity. The emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal engineering and thin-film deposition strategies towards improving the performance of kesterite photovoltaic cell

KC Nwambaekwe, VS John-Denk, SF Douman… - journal of materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
With high absorption coefficient (10 4 cm− 1), optimal bandgap (~ 1.5 eV), low toxicity and
the abundance of its constituent elements, kesterite (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 or CZTS) displays the …

Influence of Ag-doping on the performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

HH Nazari, TP Dhakal - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
We report an improvement in Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) solar cell efficiency with Ag-doping. The
highest efficiency obtained for the fabricated CZTS solar cells was 5.84% and that for Ag …

Efficiency improvement of superstrate CZTSSe solar cells processed by spray pyrolysis approach

M Franckevičius, V Pakštas, G Grincienė… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the influence of Se proportion on structural and photovoltaic characteristics of
the spray pyrolysis deposited CZTSSe film, and superstrate solar cell device are reported …

Impact of CdS layer thickness on the composition, structure and photovoltaic performance of superstrate CZTSSe solar cells

V Pakštas, G Grincienė, E Kamarauskas, R Giraitis… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, we present a systematic investigation of the influence of CdS layer thickness
on the structural and compositional properties of CZTSSe films and photovoltaic …

Computational analysis of strain-induced electronic and optical properties of Zn3As2

M Kaur, G Sharma, M Rérat, KB Joshi - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
In this article, strain-induced electronic and optical properties of Zn 3 As 2 are assessed
applying linear combination of atomic orbitals method under the framework of density …

Photovoltaic performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells on flexible molybdenum foil formed by electrodeposition and sulfurization

B Unveroglu, G Zangari - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2022 - Springer
The photovoltaic performance of CZTS film solar cells grown via electrodeposition and
sulfurization was investigated using citrate (acidic electrolyte) or potassium pyrophosphate …

The Impact of Different Spin Coating Speeds on the Properties of Cu2znsns4 Nanocrystal Thin Films

A Alluhaybi, D Halliday, M Szablewski - Available at SSRN 4617192 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film nanoparticle inks were successfully prepared by the
hot-injection technique. A spin-coating deposition method was used to deposit the …

Identification of Structural Inhomogeneity on Spray Pyrolyzed Cu 2ZnSnS 4 Thin Film Using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy

M MS - papers.ssrn.com
The study on the structural inhomogeneity of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin film is imperative to
enhance the absorber layer performance in photovoltaic devices (PV). Herein, we have …