Review on Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 thin films and their photovoltaic performance

VRM Reddy, MR Pallavolu, PR Guddeti, S Gedi… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid progress on the Cu–Sn–S (Cu 2 SnS 3, Cu 3 SnS 4, and Cu 4 SnS 4) solar cells
has opened a new avenue to generate the electrical energy at ultra-low-cost. Therefore, the …

Interface engineering of pn heterojunction for kesterite photovoltaics: A progress review

M He, K Sun, MP Suryawanshi, J Li, X Hao - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is considered one of the most promising
thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies due to its bandgap tunability (1.0~ 1.5 eV) and high …

Fabrication of Cu2SnS3 thin film solar cells by sulphurization of sequentially sputtered Sn/CuSn metallic stacked precursors

ES Hossain, P Chelvanathan, SA Shahahmadi, B Bais… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this present work, we report a novel fabrication technique of ternary Cu 2 SnS 3 (CTS) thin
films by sulphurization of sequentially sputtered Sn/CuSn (elemental/alloy) stacked metallic …

Growth and characterization of Cu2SnS3 (CTS), Cu2SnSe3 (CTSe), and Cu2Sn(S,Se)3 (CTSSe) thin films using dip-coated Cu–Sn precursor

T Bayazıt, MA Olgar, T Küçükömeroğlu… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Ternary compounds Cu 2 SnS 3, Cu 2 SnSe 3 and Cu 2 Sn (S, Se) 3 thin films used
in thin film solar cell applications were prepared at the first time by such a two-stage process …

Comparison of meniscus-printed Cu2Sn (S, Se) 3 and Cu2ZnxSn (S, Se) 4 thin films to apply in superstrate solar cells

M Heidariramsheh, H Jalalichamani… - Materials Research …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this research, inexpensive absorber layers of Cu 2 Sn (S, Se) 3 (CTSSe) and Cu 2 ZnxSn
(S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) are applied in all-solution processed solar cell based on the absorber …

Improved All‐solid‐state Z‐scheme Photocatalytic System Based on TiO2/Ag−Pd/CdZnS

T Taylor Isimjan, MH Al‐Hazmi, P Maity… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present an innovative Z‐scheme photocatalytic system, TiO2/Ag− Pd/Cd0. 8Zn0. 2S,
exhibiting remarkable stability in aqueous solutions containing benzyl alcohol/acetic acid. Its …

Facile growth of Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 thin films with controlled phase and microstructure evolution from green ethanol-based molecular solutions

I Gupta, K Pandey, S Singla, R Jain… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
This study presents a cost competitive approach to fabricate phase-pure kesterite Cu2ZnSn
(S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films through an environmental-friendly, ethanol-based solution …

Improved Jsc by Increasing the Absorber Layer Thickness of Monoclinic‐Dominated Cu2SnS3 Thin Film Solar Cells Fabricated on Flexible Mo Foil

E Jo, SG Kim, KS Gour, S Jang, JS Jang, JH Kim - Solar RRL, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2SnS3 (CTS) has various crystal structures and a wide bandgap energy range of 0.93–
1.77 eV, depending on the crystal structure. The optical properties of CTS are very similar to …

Preparation of (Cu,Ag)2SnS3 Thin‐Film Solar Cells by Sulfurizing Metal Precursors Featuring Various Ag Contents

S Nakamura, P Eang, T Yamaguchi… - … status solidi (a), 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To enlarge the bandgap of Cu2SnS3 (CTS), Ag‐incorporating CTS thin films are
successfully deposited by sulfurizing Ag‐Cu‐Sn precursors featuring various Ag contents …

Exploring the microstructural, optoelectronic properties of deposition time dependent Cu2Sn (S, Se) 3 thin film synthesized by non-vacuum arrested precipitation …

MP Joshi, PN Bhosale - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel chemical approach is utilized to synthesize Cu 2 Sn (S, Se) 3 (CTSSe) thin films by
non-vacuum arrested precipitation technique (APT) via controlled release of ions from …