Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

X Liu, Y Feng, H Cui, F Liu, X Hao… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells are attracting considerable attention in recent years, owing to the
reduced toxicity and greater abundance of their constituent elements. In this brief review, we …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

Kesterites—a challenging material for solar cells

S Siebentritt, S Schorr - Progress in photovoltaics: Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Kesterite materials (Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4) are made from non‐toxic, earth‐
abundant and low‐cost raw materials. We summarise here the structural and electronic …

Cu2Zn1–x Cdx Sn(Se1–y Sy)4 solid solutions as absorber materials for solar cells

M Altosaar, J Raudoja, K Timmo… - … status solidi (a), 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu2Zn1–x Cdx Sn (Se1–y Sy) 4 monograin powders with different x‐and y‐values
were prepared from binary compounds in the liquid phase of flux material (KI) in evacuated …

Preparation and characterization of spray-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

YBK Kumar, GS Babu, PU Bhaskar, VS Raja - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Thin films of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), a potential candidate for absorber layer in thin film
heterojunction solar cell, have been successfully deposited by spray pyrolysis technique on …

Photoluminescence and Raman study of Cu2ZnSn (SexS1− x) 4 monograins for photovoltaic applications

M Grossberg, J Krustok, J Raudoja, K Timmo… - Thin Solid Films, 2011 - Elsevier
The quaternary semiconductors Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Cu2ZnSnS4 have attracted a lot of
attention as possible absorber materials for solar cells due to their direct bandgap and high …

Limitation factors for the performance of kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film solar cells studied by defect characterization

L Yin, G Cheng, Y Feng, Z Li, C Yang, X Xiao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, photoluminescence (PL), admittance spectroscopy (AS) and drive-level
capacitance profiling (DLCP) were performed to analyze the defect properties of a …

Eliminating multi-layer crystallization of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorber by controlling back interface reaction

Q Yu, J Shi, L Guo, B Duan, Y Luo, H Wu, D Li, Q Meng - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract For Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells, eliminating multi-layer crystallization
is a key issue of achieving high quality CZTSSe absorber layers and high cell performance …

Radiative recombination in Cu2ZnSnSe4 monograins studied by photoluminescence spectroscopy

M Grossberg, J Krustok, K Timmo, M Altosaar - Thin Solid Films, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study we investigated the optical properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 monograin powders that
were synthesized from binary compounds in the liquid phase of flux material (KI) in …