Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

The electrical behaviors of grain boundaries in polycrystalline optoelectronic materials

Z Gao, C Leng, H Zhao, X Wei, H Shi… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polycrystalline optoelectronic materials are widely used for photoelectric signal conversion
and energy harvesting and play an irreplaceable role in the semiconductor field. As an …

Chemical approaches for electronic doping in photovoltaic materials beyond crystalline silicon

X Wei, P Zhang, T Xu, H Zhou, Y Bai… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electronic doping is applied to tailor the electrical and optoelectronic properties of
semiconductors, which have been widely adopted in information and clean energy …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in CIGS thin film solar cells with emphasis on the alkali element post-deposition treatment

C Zhao, S Yu, W Tang, X Yuan, H Zhou, T Qi… - Materials Reports …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past tens of years, the power conversion efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) has
continuously improved and been one of the fastest growing photovoltaic technologies that …

Perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells: progressive advances from technical perspectives

MFM Noh, NA Arzaee, CC Fat, TS Kiong… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tandem solar cells (TSCs) based on organic–inorganic halide perovskite have recently
emerged as a new center of attraction. Among the wide array of preceding photovoltaic …

Recent progress in the high-temperature-resistant PI substrate with low CTE for CIGS thin-film solar cells

S Shi, L Yao, P Ma, Y Jiao, X Zheng, D Ning… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper indium gallium di-selenide [Cu (InGa) Se 2 or CIGS] thin-film solar cell has attracted
great attention because of their high efficiency, low cost potential, less raw materials …

Semitransparent and bifacial ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells via a single-stage process and light-management strategy

MJ Shin, A Lee, A Cho, K Kim, SK Ahn, JH Park, J Yoo… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Semitransparent and bifacial photovoltaic (PV) technology has received considerable
attention recently owing to its potential for energy-harvesting window applications. Ultrathin …

Interplay between strain and charge in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 flexible photovoltaics

HK Park, K Yim, J Lee, Y Cho, I Jeong, D Shin… - npj Flexible …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Flexible and lightweight Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells are promising
for versatile applications, but there is limited understanding of stress-induced changes. In …

Reforming material chemistry of CIGS solar cells via a precise Ag doping strategy

J Hwang, HK Park, D Shin, I Jung, I Hwang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The slowing pace of improvement in traditional inorganic material-based solar cells requires
innovation in device configurations and materials engineering. In this study, a small amount …

High Efficiency Kesterite Solar Cells Through a Dual Treatment Approach: Improving the Quality of both Absorber Bulk and Heterojunction Interface

N Otgontamir, T Enkhbat, E Enkhbayar… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells, composed of earth‐abundant materials,
face challenges in achieving high power conversion efficiency (PCE) due to non‐radiative …