Recent trends in direct solution coating of kesterite absorber layers in solar cells

YE Romanyuk, CM Fella, AR Uhl, M Werner… - Solar energy materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review describes a specific group of non-vacuum methods for depositing kesterite solar
cell absorbers, which we refer to as direct solution coating (DSC). These methods work by …

A high-efficiency (12.5%) kesterite solar cell realized by crystallization growth kinetics control over aqueous solution based Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4

K Yin, X Xu, M Wang, J Zhou, B Duan, J Shi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystallization growth plays a crucial role in influencing the film quality and final
photoelectric conversion performance of a kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cell …

A Versatile Solution Route to Efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells

R Zhang, SM Szczepaniak, NJ Carter… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A simple solution-based approach for the deposition of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 using an amine–
thiol mixture is presented. The versatility of this solvent mixture in dissolving different cation …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between Li and Na amid co-doped solution-processed Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorbers for solar cells

S Moser, AN Tiwari, R Carron - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali doping and alloying are well-known strategies to improve the performance of Cu 2
ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber based thin film solar cells. The effects of individual light …

Growth and device characteristics of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells with 8.03% efficiency

DH Son, DH Kim, SN Park, KJ Yang, D Nam… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The improvement of the efficiency of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)-based solar cells
requires the formation of high-grain-sized pure CZTSSe throughout the film. We have …

Bifacial kesterite solar cells on FTO substrates

M Espindola-Rodriguez, D Sylla… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The thin film kesterite-type Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) and Cu2ZnSn (S x Se1–x) 4 (CZTSSe)
chalcogenides are promising materials due to their composition based on earth abundant …

Solution-Based Preparation of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 for Solar Cells—Comparison of SnSe2 and Elemental Se as Chalcogen Source

T Schnabel, T Abzieher, TM Friedlmeier… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thin-film solar cells with a Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorber were prepared in a two-step
process based on a metal salt solution that is deposited onto a molybdenum-coated …

[HTML][HTML] High efficiency bifacial Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin-film solar cells on transparent conducting oxide glass substrates

JS Kim, JK Kang, DK Hwang - APL Materials, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) have been employed as a back contact
instead of Mo on Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) thin-film solar cells in order to examine the …

Surface and interface engineering for highly efficient Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 thin-film solar cells via in situ formed ZnSe nanoparticles

H Yoo, J Park, MP Suryawanshi, J Lee… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Kesterite surface properties and band alignment behavior at an absorber/buffer interface are
key issues for highly efficient kesterite solar cell devices. Herein, we report new insights into …

Effect of Self‐Seed Inducing on the Growth Mechanism and Photovoltaic Performance of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films

Y Liang, C Zeng, L Zeng, G Yan, Y Yuan, X Lin… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐seed inducing grain growth mechanism for a Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) thin film is
explored via the existence of the fine‐grain CZTSe synthesized spontaneously at a relatively …