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 …

A comprehensive review on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film for solar cell: forecast issues and future anticipation

M Baid, A Hashmi, B Jain, AK Singh… - Optical and Quantum …, 2021 - Springer
Past few decades, light absorbing materials based on CuInGaSe 2 and CdTe have been
used for fabrication of thin film solar cells. But main issues arising from these absorbers are …

A solution approach to p-type Cu2FeSnS4 thin-films and pn-junction solar cells: role of electron selective materials on their performance

S Chatterjee, AJ Pal - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017 - Elsevier
We present formation of Cu 2 FeSnS 4 (CFTS) thin-films through successive ionic layer
adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. We have considered a range of chalcogenides as …

All solution processed superstrate type Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell: effect of absorber layer thickness

A Tumbul, F Aslan, A Göktaş, IH Mutlu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, superstrate-type ITO/TiO 2/In 2 S 3/C 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film solar cells were
investigated. We obtained thin film solar cells by using the facile, vacuum-free solution …

Fabrication of Cu2CoSnS4 thin films by a facile spray pyrolysis for photovoltaic application

PS Maldar, MA Gaikwad, AA Mane, SS Nikam… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The role of substrate temperature on the structural, morphological, optical, and photovoltaic
properties of Cu 2 CoSnS 4 (CCTS) thin films based on earth abundant and non toxic …

Recent progress in solution‐processed copper‐chalcogenide thin‐film solar cells

W Li, JMR Tan, SW Leow, S Lie, S Magdassi… - Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solution‐based thin‐film semiconductors offer a promising path for the mass production of
low‐cost solar cells prepared at low temperatures. Thin‐film Cu‐based chalcogenides such …

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 …

Preparation and characterization of CZTS thin films by vacuum-assisted spray pyrolysis and fabrication of Cd-free heterojunction solar cells

P Aabel, A Anupama, MCS Kumar - Semiconductor Science and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The quaternary chalcogenide material Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (copper zinc tin sulphide [CZTS]) has
received much attention owing to its excellent photovoltaic conversion properties. We report …

Enhancement in photovoltaic performance of CZTS Thin-film solar cells through varying stacking order and sulfurization time

MA Olgar - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2022 - Springer
The CZTS samples were produced by a two-stage method, which includes deposition of Cu,
Sn, Zn, and ZnS layers using magnetron sputtering to obtain CuSn/Zn/Cu and CuSn/ZnS/Cu …

Structural, morphological and optical properties of the vacuum-free processed CZTS thin film absorbers

A Tumbul, A Göktaş, MZ Zarbali… - Materials Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we have investigated the influence of different zinc precursors and different
Cu/(Zn+ Sn) stoichiometries (1.4, 1.19 and 0.92) on the structural, morphological, optical and …