Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review

S Giraldo, Z Jehl, M Placidi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are
reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film …

Enhancing the value of environment-friendly CZTS compound for next generation photovoltaic device: A review

T Amrillah - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is considered a solar cell material alternative to CuInGaSe 2
(CIGS); they have almost the same performance; except for power conversion efficiency …

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 …

Flexible Substrate‐Structured Sb2S3 Solar Cells with Back Interface Selenization

H Deng, Y Cheng, Z Chen, X Lin, J Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) with a 1D molecular structure has strong bending
characteristics, showing great application potential in flexible devices. Herein, the flexible …

Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells with over 10% efficiency and methods of enlarging the cell area

KJ Yang, S Kim, SY Kim, K Ahn, DH Son… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
For kesterite copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide (CZTSSe) solar cells to enter the market, in
addition to efficiency improvements, the technological capability to produce flexible and …

Insights into interface and bulk defects in a high efficiency kesterite-based device

R Fonoll-Rubio, J Andrade-Arvizu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This work provides a detailed analysis of a high efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 device using a
combination of advanced electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. In particular, a …

Emergence of flexible kesterite solar cells: Progress and perspectives

J Li, K Sun, X Yuan, J Huang, MA Green… - npj Flexible …, 2023 - nature.com
Flexible photovoltaics have been and will be increasingly in demand in modern and future
society in various applications. Searching for ideal flexible photovoltaic technologies that …

Back and front contacts in kesterite solar cells: state-of-the-art and open questions

C Platzer-Björkman, N Barreau, M Bär… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the present state-of-the-art within back and front contacts in kesterite thin film
solar cells, as well as the current challenges. At the back contact, molybdenum (Mo) is …

Defect characterisation in Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 kesterites via resonance Raman spectroscopy and the impact on optoelectronic solar cell properties

M Dimitrievska, F Oliva, M Guc, S Giraldo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) semiconductors have drawn attention as
promising absorber candidates for the next generation of thin film photovoltaics. However …

A Progress Review on Challenges and Strategies of Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Solar Cells

W Xie, Q Yan, Q Sun, Y Li, C Zhang, H Deng… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have the advantages of nontoxicity and low
cost, showing great commercial potential in wearable devices, indoor photovoltaics, and …