Progress and prospects of CZTSSe/CdS interface engineering to combat high open-circuit voltage deficit of kesterite photovoltaics: a critical review

K Kaur, M Kumar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
CZTSSe solar cells are considered to be potential and cost-effective alternative solutions to
mature photovoltaic technology for meeting future energy demands. However, the current …

A review on energy economics and the recent research and development in energy and the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells: A focus towards efficiency

SA Khalate, RS Kate, RJ Deokate - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As per the present energy economics and environmental status, use of renewable energy
resources is essential. The development of solar cell technology is from the first generation …

Engineering of interface band bending and defects elimination via a Ag-graded active layer for efficient (Cu, Ag) 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

YF Qi, DX Kou, WH Zhou, ZJ Zhou, QW Tian… - Energy & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the substitution of Cu by Ag to suppress CuZn defects offers several advantages in
overcoming the large open-circuit voltage (Voc) deficit for Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) …

The steady rise of kesterite solar cells

SK Wallace, DB Mitzi, A Walsh - ACS Energy Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Could slow and steady win the race to sustainable energy generation? While perovskite
solar cells are currently at the forefront of photovoltaic research activity, we argue in this …

Understanding defects and band tailing characteristics and their impact on the device performance of Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

VC Karade, MP Suryawanshi, JS Jang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The main causes of the large open-circuit voltage (Voc)-deficit in kesterite-based thin-film
solar cells (TFSCs) are the high concentration of defects, related defect clusters, and poor …

BaCu2Sn(S,Se)4: Earth-Abundant Chalcogenides for Thin-Film Photovoltaics

D Shin, B Saparov, T Zhu, WP Huhn, V Blum… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenides such as CdTe, Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe), and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) have enabled remarkable advances in thin-film photovoltaic performance, but …

Impact of minor phases on the performances of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

G Altamura, J Vidal - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4 (CZTSSe) alloys are promising candidates for low-cost and high-
efficiency thin-film solar cells. Compared to CdTe and Cu (In x Ga1–x) Se2, CZTSSe uses …

Photovoltaic Device with over 5% Efficiency Based on an n‐Type Ag2ZnSnSe4 Absorber

T Gershon, K Sardashti, O Gunawan… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite material Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is an attractive earth‐abundant
semiconductor for photovoltaics. However, the power conversion efficiency is limited by a …

Boosting the efficiency of pure sulfide CZTS solar cells using the In/Cd-based hybrid buffers

C Yan, F Liu, K Sun, N Song, JA Stride, F Zhou… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
The large open circuit voltage (Voc) deficit (Eg/q-Voc) is the key factor limiting the current
efficiency of pure sulfide Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells. This present work reports …

Device characteristics of an 11.4% CZTSe solar cell fabricated from sputtered precursors

T Taskesen, J Neerken, J Schoneberg… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite is an attractive material for absorber layers in thin film photovoltaics. Solar cells
based on kesterite have shown a substantial progress over the last decade; nevertheless …