A review on energy economics and the recent research and development in energy and the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells: A focus towards efficiency

SA Khalate, RS Kate, RJ Deokate - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As per the present energy economics and environmental status, use of renewable energy
resources is essential. The development of solar cell technology is from the first generation …

Recent Progress and Challenges in Controlling Secondary Phases in Kesterite CZT (S/Se) Thin Films: A Critical Review

MY Zaki, A Velea - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kesterite-based copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) thin
films have attracted considerable attention as promising materials for sustainable and cost …

Effect of post annealing thermal heating on Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells processed by sputtering technique

MF Sanchez, TG Sanchez, M Courel, O Reyes-Vallejo… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a detailed study of the effect of thermal treatment (hot plate) on a
Mo/CZTS/CdS/i-ZnO/ITO solar cell was carried out, which promotes the diffusion of the Cd …

[HTML][HTML] Energy level alignment and nanoscale investigation of a-TiO2/Cu-Zn-Sn-S interface for alternative electron transport layer in earth abundant Cu-Zn-Sn-S solar …

N Nisika, K Kaur, K Arora, AH Chowdhury… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Efficiency of earth abundant and pure sulfide kesterite Cu-Zn-Sn-S (CZTS) solar cell has
been stagnant around 9.4% for years, while its counterpart Cu-In-Ga-Se (CIGS) reports an …

Band bending near grain boundaries of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin films and its effect on photovoltaic performance

Y Ma, W Li, Y Feng, Z Li, X Ma, X Liu, X Wu, Y Zhang… - Nano energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Although the family of polycrystalline Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films are well-
known light absorber materials for photovoltaic solar cells and have been studied …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering Cu2ZnSnS4 grain boundaries for enhanced photovoltage generation at the Cu2ZnSnS4/TiO2 heterojunction: A nanoscale investigation using …

N Nisika, A Ghosh, K Kaur, RS Bobba, Q Qiao… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Over the past several years, kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) absorber has been investigated
comprehensively; however, the performance is still hampered by a large open-circuit voltage …

Cu/(Co+ Sn) ratio effects on physical and photodetective properties for visible light absorbing Cu2CoSnS4 nanoparticles via a one-pot hydrothermal process

M Krishnaiah, A Kumar, J Song, SH Jin - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
The composition ratio plays a vital role in modulating the thermal, magnetic, and
optoelectronic properties of earth-abundant quaternary chalcogenides. Here we report on …

Nanometre-scale optical property fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 revealed by low temperature cathodoluminescence

BG Mendis, AA Taylor, M Guennou, DM Berg… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Band tailing is a major contributing factor to the large open circuit voltage (V oc) deficit that is
currently limiting Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) photovoltaic devices. It occurs in highly doped …

Structural homogenization and cation ordering in CZTS films during sulfurization as probed via in-situ Raman

S Exarhos, E Palmes, L Mangolini - Thin Solid Films, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the production of copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (CZTS) thin films via the
sintering of nanoparticle coatings. CZTS nanoparticles are produced via spray pyrolysis …

Oxide-induced grain growth in CZTS nanoparticle coatings

S Exarhos, E Palmes, R Xu, L Mangolini - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
An innovative and scalable synthesis approach to the formation of CZTS nanoparticles has
been developed using aerosol spray pyrolysis. Surface-ligand-free CZTS nanoparticles with …