Critical review on sputter-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based thin film photovoltaic technology focusing on device architecture and absorber quality on the solar cells …

S Zhuk, A Kushwaha, TKS Wong… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin film photovoltaic Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (copper zinc tin sulfide or CZTS) is one of the
most promising sustainable solar cell absorber material. The CZTS absorber layer …

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 …

Highly stable ethanol-based Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) low-cost thin film absorber: effect of solution aging

A Tumbul, F Aslan, A Goktas, MZ Zarbali… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging is an important factor that can affect the grain size, surface morphology and optical
band gap of the thin films. Especially, it is thought that these important parameters will have …

In-situ tuning of the zinc content of pulsed-laser-deposited CZTS films and its effect on the photoconversion efficiency of p-CZTS/n-Si heterojunction photovoltaic …

ZO Elhmaidi, R Pandiyan, M Abd-Lefdil… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
We report on the concomitant laser ablation of a Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 target with zinc strips affixed
to its surface in order to control at will the Zn content of the CZTS films, and study its effect on …

Pulsed laser deposited and sulfurized Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film for efficient solar cell

JG Hu, T Wu, M Ishaq, U Farooq, S Chen… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite quaternary material Cu 2 ZnSnS 4,(CZTS)-based thin-film solar cells have
attracted intensive attention owing to their earth-abundant nature, stable thermodynamic …

Importance of CdS buffer layer thickness on Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar cell efficiency

A Cantas, F Turkoglu, E Meriç, FG Akça… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films were grown on Mo-coated soda lime glass (SLG)
substrates by the sulfurization of DC magnetron-sputtered Zn, Sn and Cu metallic precursors …

Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films prepared with and without thin Al2O3 barrier layer

N Akcay, V Gremenok, VA Ivanov, E Zaretskaya… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of thin Al 2 O 3 barrier layer (∼ 20 nm) deposited by radio
frequency magnetron sputtering technique on the structural, morphological, optical, and …

Secondary Crystalline Phases Influence on Optical Properties in Off-Stoichiometric Cu2S–ZnS–SnS2 Thin Films

F Sava, O Diagne, AC Galca, ID Simandan, E Matei… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is an economically and environmentally friendly alternative to other
toxic and expensive materials used for photovoltaics, however, the variation in the …

Synthesis of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Nanoparticles Doped Material with High Properties for CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells

EM Mkawi, SMH Qaid, AS Aldwayyan… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2024 - Springer
The perovskite crystals formed by methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) have garnered
growing interest owing to their exceptional photovoltaic capabilities, economical production …

Investigation on the properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 absorber films prepared by magnetron sputtering technique using Zn and ZnS targets in …

N Akcay, VF Gremenok, EP Zaretskaya… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorber films were grown on soda lime
glass and Mo‐coated soda lime glass substrates by deposition of the precursor films via RF …