Solution-based synthesis of kesterite thin film semiconductors

T Todorov, HW Hillhouse, S Aazou… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Large-scale deployment of photovoltaic modules is required to power our renewable energy
future. Kesterite, Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4, is a p-type semiconductor absorber layer with a …

Environmentally friendly and earth-abundant colloidal chalcogenide nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

H Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal semiconducting nanocrystals have been identified as a set of promising and
versatile nanostructured building blocks for numerous applications owing to their many …

Impact of minor phases on the performances of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

G Altamura, J Vidal - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4 (CZTSSe) alloys are promising candidates for low-cost and high-
efficiency thin-film solar cells. Compared to CdTe and Cu (In x Ga1–x) Se2, CZTSSe uses …

Generalized quantum efficiency analysis for non-ideal solar cells: Case of Cu2ZnSnSe4

CJ Hages, NJ Carter, R Agrawal - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Detailed quantum efficiency (QE) analysis of a nanoparticle-based Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe)
solar cell has been conducted to understand photogenerated carrier collection in the device …

Optimization of low temperature RF-magnetron sputtering of indium tin oxide films for solar cell applications

MG Sousa, AF Da Cunha - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work we have studied the influence of argon working pressure, substrate temperature,
low power plasma irradiation and partial pressure of hydrogen in the RF-magnetron …

Anisotropic optical properties of Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1− x) 4 solid solutions: First-principles calculations with TB-mBJ+ U

MI Ziane, H Bennacer, M Mostefaoui, M Tablaoui… - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
The main aim of this work is to determine and explain the relationships between
optoelectronic properties and the sulfur anion content in Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1− x) 4 solid …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium free high efficiency Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cell with Zn1− xSnxOy buffer layer

M Asaduzzaman, AN Bahar, MM Masum… - Alexandria engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
We have investigated the simulation approach of a one-dimensional online simulator named
A Device Emulation Program and Tool (ADEPT 2.1) and the device performances of a thin …

Proposition of an environment friendly triple junction solar cell based on earth abundant CBTSSe/CZTS/ACZTSe materials

U Saha, MK Alam - … status solidi (RRL)–Rapid Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a triple junction CBTSSe/CZTS/ACZTSe solar cell using earth abundant and
non‐toxic CBTSSe, CZTS, and ACZTSe as the primary absorbing layers for top, middle, and …

Hybrid Solar Cells

SR Ratnasingham, R Binions - 2017 - books.rsc.org
The DSSCs are one of the more promising solar cell technologies and are also one of the
earliest examples of hybrid solar cells, combining semiconducting metal oxides and organic …

Development and characterization of nanoparticle-based kesterite solar cells

CJ Hages - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Kesterite solar cells based off of the Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) material system are a
promising technology for earth-abundant photovoltaic applications. Thin-film absorbers …