The path towards a high-performance solution-processed kesterite solar cell

DB Mitzi, O Gunawan, TK Todorov, K Wang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the promise of thin-film Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe) chalcopyrite and CdTe
photovoltaic technologies with respect to reducing cost per watt of solar energy conversion …

Prospects and performance limitations for Cu–Zn–Sn–S–Se photovoltaic technology

DB Mitzi, O Gunawan, TK Todorov… - … Transactions of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While cadmium telluride and copper–indium–gallium–sulfide–selenide (CIGSSe) solar cells
have either already surpassed (for CdTe) or reached (for CIGSSe) the 1 GW yr− 1 …

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 …

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 …

In situ growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films by reactive magnetron co-sputtering

F Liu, Y Li, K Zhang, B Wang, C Yan, Y Lai… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2010 - Elsevier
High-quality Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were first in situ grown by a reactive magnetron
co-sputtering technique. Raman examination and XRD analysis indicate that the grown film …

Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 screen printed layers for solar cells

Z Zhou, Y Wang, D Xu, Y Zhang - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2010 - Elsevier
Cu2ZnSnS4 layers have been successfully fabricated on flexible polyimide substrates by
screen printing. The microparticles of Cu2ZnSnS4, which is the main raw material for …

Photovoltaic efficiencies of microwave and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) superstrate solar cells

ST Yussuf, KC Nwambaekwe, ME Ramoroka… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic and inorganic materials such as perovskites, copper indium gallium diselenide,
cadmium telluride, and copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide (CZTS/Se) have been employed to …

Review article on the lattice defect and interface loss mechanisms in kesterite materials and their impact on solar cell performance

M Sahu, VRM Reddy, C Park, P Sharma - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS), Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe), and its alloys Cu 2 ZnSn
(S x, Se 1− x) 4 (CZTSSe, 0< x< 1), are cost-effective thin-film photovoltaic materials to meet …

Role of precursor solution in controlling the opto-electronic properties of spray pyrolysed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

VG Rajeshmon, CS Kartha, KP Vijayakumar… - Solar Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Thin films of Cu2ZnSnS4, a potential candidate for application as absorber layer in thin film
solar cells, were successfully deposited on soda lime glass substrates using spray pyrolysis …

Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: An attempt to improve the efficiency

AV Moholkar, SS Shinde, GL Agawane, SH Jo… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The performance of CZTS thin films deposited by using pulsed laser deposition technique is
investigated as a function of target composition. The chemical composition ratio a= Cu/(Zn+ …