Ge bidirectional diffusion to simultaneously engineer back interface and bulk defects in the absorber for efficient CZTSSe solar cells

J Wang, J Zhou, X Xu, F Meng, C Xiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aiming at a large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit in Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar
cells, a new and effective strategy to simultaneously regulate the back interface and restrain …

Point defects, compositional fluctuations, and secondary phases in non-stoichiometric kesterites

S Schorr, G Gurieva, M Guc… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells is limited by various non-ideal recombination
paths, amongst others by a high density of defect states and by the presence of binary or …

Recent developments and prospects of copper tin sulphide (Cu2SnS3) thin films for photovoltaic applications

J Raval, B Shah, D Kumar, SH Chaki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ternary copper tin sulphide, Cu 2 SnS 3 (CTS) is prominent material of semiconductor
industry due to p-type semiconducting, sufficient band gap, high mobility, high carrier …

The band gap of Cu2ZnSnSe4: Effect of order-disorder

G Rey, A Redinger, J Sendler, TP Weiss… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The order-disorder transition in kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe), an interesting material for
solar cell, has been investigated by spectrophotometry, photoluminescence (PL), and …

Towards low cost and sustainable thin film thermoelectric devices based on quaternary chalcogenides

E Isotta, J Andrade‐Arvizu, U Syafiq… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A major challenge in thermoelectrics (TEs) is developing devices made of sustainable,
abundant, and non‐toxic materials. Furthermore, the technological drive toward low sizes …

Improved performance of Ge‐alloyed CZTGeSSe thin‐film solar cells through control of elemental losses

CJ Hages, S Levcenco, CK Miskin… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Nanocrystal‐based Cu2Zn (SnyGe1‐y)(SxSe4‐x)(CZTGeSSe) thin‐film solar cell
absorbers with tunable band gap have been prepared. Maximum solar‐conversion total …

[图书][B] Earth-abundant materials for solar cells: Cu2-II-IV-VI4 semiconductors

S Adachi - 2015 - books.google.com
Systematically describes the physical and materials properties of copper-based quaternary
chalcogenide semiconductor materials, enabling their potential for photovoltaic device …

Influence of compositionally induced defects on the vibrational properties of device grade Cu2ZnSnSe4 absorbers for kesterite based solar cells

M Dimitrievska, A Fairbrother, E Saucedo… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a detailed analysis of the impact of compositionally induced defects on
the vibrational properties of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 absorbers for kesterite based solar cells …

Optoelectronic and material properties of nanocrystal-based CZTSe absorbers with Ag-alloying

CJ Hages, MJ Koeper, R Agrawal - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, the benefits of Ag-alloying in kesterite solar cells are explored in terms of
tunable band gap, improved grain growth, improved minority carrier lifetime, reduced defect …

Polarized Raman scattering study of kesterite type Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals

M Guc, S Levcenko, IV Bodnar, V Izquierdo-Roca… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A non-destructive Raman spectroscopy has been widely used as a complimentary method
to X-ray diffraction characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films, yet our knowledge of …