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 …

Machine-learning structural reconstructions for accelerated point defect calculations

I Mosquera-Lois, SR Kavanagh, AM Ganose… - npj Computational …, 2024 - nature.com
Defects dictate the properties of many functional materials. To understand the behaviour of
defects and their impact on physical properties, it is necessary to identify the most stable …

Defects go green: using defects in nanomaterials for renewable energy and environmental sustainability

AS Fuhr, BG Sumpter, P Ganesh - Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Induction of point defects in nanomaterials can bestow upon them entirely new physics or
augment their pre-existing physical properties, thereby expanding their potential use in …

Dithiocarbamate‐Based Solution Processing for Cation Disorder Engineering in AgBiS2 Solar Absorber Thin Films

N Ha, GH Lee, J Park, JH Lee, J Jung… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cation disorders refer to the phenomenon where cations are randomly distributed in multi‐
cation systems. These disorders have emerged as an effective strategy for tailoring material …

Low‐Temperature Synthesis of Stable CaZn2P2 Zintl Phosphide Thin Films as Candidate Top Absorbers

S Quadir, Z Yuan, GL Esparza, S Dugu… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of tandem photovoltaics and photoelectrochemical solar cells requires
new absorber materials with bandgaps in the range of≈ 1.5–2.3 eV, for use in the top cell …

Oxygen-Incorporated Lithium-Rich Iron Sulfide Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries with Boosted Material Stability and Electrochemical Performance

AG Hailemariam, Z Syum, TT Mamo… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Affordable and environmentally friendly electrode materials with multielectron redox
reactions are imperative for the advancement of next-generation Li-ion batteries. In this …

Visualization of Anion Vacancy Defect Annihilation in CZTSe Solar Cells by Hydrogen-Assisted Selenization with In Operando X-ray Nanoprobe Studies

CY Huang, SC Tseng, WC Chen, GC Yin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The traditional sulfur selenization process in Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cell
fabrication often results in the creation of localized anion vacancies (VS and V Se). These …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic scale structure and bond stretching force constants in stoichiometric and off-stoichiometric kesterites

K Ritter, G Gurieva, S Eckner… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The deviation from stoichiometry and the understanding of its consequences are key factors
for the application of kesterites as solar cell absorbers. Therefore, this study investigates the …

High-Throughput screening quaternary kesterite Cu2ABS4 (A= Divalent metals; B= Tetravalent metals) photovoltaic materials

S Peng, T Zhao, ZY Zhao - Computational Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Quaternary kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 has attracted more and more attention in the
field of thin film solar cells. However, its conversion efficiency is limited by its intrinsic …

[PDF][PDF] Untersuchung des Phasenverhaltens von Cu2ZnSnSe4-Schichten unter Zugabe von Silber und Natriumfluorid Dissertation

HC Bluhm, PDDH Leipner, C Schnohr - opendata.uni-halle.de
Sekundärphasen und einer defektarmen Morphologie führt. Gleichwohl sind die
Halbleitereigenschaften der Schicht abhängig von den Gitterparametern und werden somit …