Strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells

M Kumar, A Dubey, N Adhikari… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth abundant kesterite copper-zinc-tin-sulfide–selenide (CZTS–Se) is considered as cost-
effective material for next generation solar cells. However, current CZTS–Se solar cells have …

Computational materials design of crystalline solids

KT Butler, JM Frost, JM Skelton, KL Svane… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The modelling of materials properties and processes from first principles is becoming
sufficiently accurate as to facilitate the design and testing of new systems in silico …

Lattice dynamics of the tin sulphides SnS 2, SnS and Sn 2 S 3: vibrational spectra and thermal transport

JM Skelton, LA Burton, AJ Jackson, F Oba… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an in-depth first-principles study of the lattice dynamics of the tin sulphides
SnS2, Pnma and π-cubic SnS and Sn2S3. An analysis of the harmonic phonon dispersion …

Defect characterisation in Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 kesterites via resonance Raman spectroscopy and the impact on optoelectronic solar cell properties

M Dimitrievska, F Oliva, M Guc, S Giraldo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) semiconductors have drawn attention as
promising absorber candidates for the next generation of thin film photovoltaics. However …

Structural Polymorphism in “Kesterite” Cu2ZnSnS4: Raman Spectroscopy and First-Principles Calculations Analysis

M Dimitrievska, F Boero, AP Litvinchuk… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the structural and vibrational properties of
the kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS, I 4̅ space group) as well as its polymorphs with the space …

First principles peierls-boltzmann phonon thermal transport: a topical review

L Lindsay - Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The advent of coupled thermal transport calculations with interatomic forces derived from
density functional theory has ushered in a new era of fundamental microscopic insight into …

Cu–Zn Cation Disorder in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1–x)4 Solar Cells

AY Zhu, RX Ding, HT Xu, CJ Tong… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cu–Zn cation disorder plays a vital and controversial role in kesterite CuZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4
solar cells. We demonstrate using density functional theory and nonadiabatic molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the exchange-correlation functional on the quasi-harmonic lattice dynamics of II-VI semiconductors

JM Skelton, D Tiana, SC Parker, A Togo… - The Journal of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We perform a systematic comparison of the finite-temperature structure and properties of
four bulk semiconductors (PbS, PbTe, ZnS, and ZnTe) predicted by eight popular exchange …

Ca 4 Sb 2 O and Ca 4 Bi 2 O: two promising mixed-anion thermoelectrics

W Rahim, JM Skelton, DO Scanlon - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The environmental burden of fossil fuels and the rising impact of global warming have
created an urgent need for sustainable clean energy sources. This has led to widespread …

Positive role of inhibiting CZTSSe decomposition on intrinsic defects and interface recombination of 12.03% efficient kesterite solar cells

B Xu, X Qin, J Lin, J Chen, H Tong, R Qi, F Yue… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells, which are emerging as promising photovoltaic
devices, are currently suffering serious issues of large open‐circuit voltage deficit and low fill …