Nontoxic and earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells: a review on high throughput processed methods

S Chander, SK Tripathi, I Kaur, AK De - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics is one of the most well-known sustainable technologies to supply all of the
world's energy needs due to its enduring nature and lack of pollution. CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si …

Properties of thermally evaporated CZTS thin films and numerical simulation of earth abundant and non toxic CZTS/Zn (S, O) based solar cells

N Khemiri, S Chamekh, M Kanzari - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Earth abundant Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) films were grown by thermal evaporation
technique onto non heated substrates. As deposited CZTS films were annealed under two …

Copper vacancy activated plasmonic Cu3−xSnS4 for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation: Broad solar absorption, efficient charge separation and …

N Ali, TT Tsega, Y Cao, S Abbas, W Li, A Iqbal, H Fazal… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
Broad absorption spectra with efficient generation and separation of available charge
carriers are indispensable requirements for promising semiconductor-based photocatalysts …

Growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film absorber layer on transparent conductive oxides and molybdenum substrates by electrodeposition for photovoltaic application

S Azmi, OA Layachi, ME Ouardi, EM Khoumri, A Moujib… - Optik, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) absorber layer for the photovoltaic application was
successfully deposited on different substrates, indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine-doped tin …

Fabrication of Cu-rich CZTS thin films by two-stage process: Effect of gas flow-rate in sulfurization process

MA Olgar, A Altuntepe, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, CZTS thin films were prepared using a two-stage process consisting of sputter
deposition of Cu, Sn and ZnS layers on the glass substrates to form CuSn/ZnS/Cu stacked …

Physical properties of the low-cost CZTS absorber layer deposited by spin-coating: effect of the copper concentration associated with SCAPS-1D simulation

S Zakaria, AEL Hichou - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Five samples of copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) thin films were deposited by a spin-coating
technique at various copper concentrations ranging from 0.5 M to 2.5 M in steps of 0.5 M, in …

Effect of secondary phases controlled by precursor composition on the efficiency of CZTS thin film solar cell

S Agrawal, DO De Souza, C Balasubramanian… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) has emerged as a promising photo absorber
material for thin film solar cell applications. However, the efficiency of CZTS based solar cell …

Physical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber layer deposited by Spray Pyrolysis: effect of the temperature associated with SCAPS 1D simulation.

S Smairi, B Hartiti, A Batan, A Ziti, HJT Nkuissi… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research basically reports the synthesis and characterization of copper-zinc-thin-sulfide
thin films using spray pyrolysis technique, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman Spectroscopy …

Effect of sodium-doping on the performance of CZTS absorb layer: Single and bifacial sodium-incorporation method

J Xu, S Shang, J Yang, J Liu, S Jiang - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In current work, sodium doped CZTS films are deposited onto Mo-coated stainless-steel foil
for fabrication of flexible solar cells. New strategies for sodium incorporation of Cu 2 ZnSnS …

Impact of sulfurization parameters on properties of CZTS thin films grown using quaternary target

MA Olgar, A Seyhan, AO Sarp, R Zan - Journal of Materials Science …, 2020 - Springer
In this study, CZTS thin films were grown by annealing of sputtered films using quaternary
single target employing various annealing parameters. The effects of the post-sulfurization …