A critical review on the progress of kesterite solar cells: Current strategies and insights

A Wang, M He, MA Green, K Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) with earth‐abundant and environmental‐
benign constituents has been regarded as a promising solar energy harvesting material for …

Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Device Postannealing Enabling over 12% Efficient Solution‐Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells with Cd2+ Substitution

Z Su, G Liang, P Fan, J Luo, Z Zheng, Z Xie… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 is a promising photovoltaic material containing low‐cost,
earth‐abundant, and stable semiconductor elements. However, the highest power …

Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review

S Giraldo, Z Jehl, M Placidi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are
reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film …

Ag incorporation with controlled grain growth enables 12.5% efficient kesterite solar cell with open circuit voltage reached 64.2% Shockley–Queisser limit

Y Gong, R Qiu, C Niu, J Fu, E Jedlicka… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The large open‐circuit voltage deficit (Voc, def) is the key issue that limits kesterite
(Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4,[CZTSSe]) solar cell performance. Substitution of Cu+ by larger ionic …

Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

Over 10% Efficient Cu2CdSnS4 Solar Cells Fabricated from Optimized Sulfurization

P Fan, J Lin, J Hu, Z Yu, Y Zhao, S Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
At present, Kesterite‐based thin‐film solar cells, such as Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells, involve
serious band‐tailed states, which leads to low open‐circuit voltage, thereby hindering the …

Controlling Selenization Equilibrium Enables High-Quality Kesterite Absorbers for Efficient Solar Cells

X Xu, J Zhou, K Yin, J Wang, L Lou, M Jiao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 is considered one of the most competitive photovoltaic
materials due to its earth-abundant and nontoxic constituent elements, environmental …

Defect engineering in multinary earth‐abundant chalcogenide photovoltaic materials

D Shin, B Saparov, DB Mitzi - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of zinc‐blende‐related chalcogenide absorbers such as CdTe and Cu (In, Ga)
Se2 (CIGSe) has enabled remarkable advancement in laboratory‐and commercial‐scale …

Beyond 11% Efficient Sulfide Kesterite Cu2ZnxCd1–xSnS4 Solar Cell: Effects of Cadmium Alloying

C Yan, K Sun, J Huang, S Johnston, F Liu… - ACS Energy …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin-film solar cells have drawn worldwide attention because
of outstanding performance and earth-abundant constituents. However, problems such as …