Cation substitution in earth‐abundant kesterite photovoltaic materials

J Li, D Wang, X Li, Y Zeng, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As a promising candidate for low‐cost and environmentally friendly thin‐film photovoltaics,
the emerging kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have experienced …

An effective combination reaction involved with sputtered and selenized Sb precursors for efficient Sb2Se3 thin film solar cells

YD Luo, R Tang, S Chen, JG Hu, YK Liu, YF Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sputtering followed by post annealing is extensively used for fabrication of copper indium
gallium selenide (CIGS), copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and copper zinc tin sulfur selenide …

A comparative study on the performance of Kesterite based thin film solar cells using SCAPS simulation program

OK Simya, A Mahaboobbatcha… - Superlattices and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A comparative study of thin film solar cells based on CZTS, CZTSe, and CZTSSe (Copper
Zinc Tin Sulphur Selenium) absorbers layers were simulated with Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) …

Multifunctional copper‐based quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors toward state‐of‐the‐art energy applications

P Kush, S Deka - ChemNanoMat, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cu‐based quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors have been attractive materials in many
aspects since the last decade. Most of the scientific literature about quaternary …

Non-vacuum processed next generation thin film photovoltaics: towards marketable efficiency and production of CZTS based solar cells

S Abermann - Solar Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Next generation thin film photovoltaics actually face several great challenges: they have to
compete with wafer-based silicon based modules in terms of efficiency, costs and production …

Band-gap-graded Cu2ZnSn(S1-x,Sex)4 Solar Cells Fabricated by an Ethanol-based, Particulate Precursor Ink Route

K Woo, Y Kim, W Yang, K Kim, I Kim, Y Oh, JY Kim… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Solution processing of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn (S1-x, Sex) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber materials
is an attractive research area in the economical and large-scale deployment of …

Cation/Anion Substitution in Cu2ZnSnS4 for Improved Photovoltaic Performance

B Ananthoju, J Mohapatra, MK Jangid, D Bahadur… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cations and anions are replaced with Fe, Mn, and Se in CZTS in order to control the
formations of the secondary phase, the band gap, and the micro structure of Cu2ZnSnS4 …

Two-step annealing cztsse/cds heterojunction to improve interface properties of kesterite solar cells

B Duan, L Lou, F Meng, J Zhou, J Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The post-heating treatment of the CZTSSe/CdS heterojunction can enhance the interfacial
properties of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells. In this regard, a two-step …

Effect of CZTSe BSF and minority carrier life time on the efficiency enhancement of CZTS kesterite solar cell

YH Khattak, F Baig, H Toura, S Ullah, B Marí… - Current Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is non-toxic earth abundant material and a promising
quaternary semiconductor compound of group I-II-IV-VI having kesterite symmetrical …

Novel non-hydrazine solution processing of earth-abundant Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorbers for thin-film solar cells

Y Sun, Y Zhang, H Wang, M Xie, K Zong… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel non-hydrazine precursor solution followed by dip-coating has been developed to
produce Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films. The precursor …