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 …

Using the strongly constrained and appropriately normed (SCAN) and SCAN+ U
approximations for describing electron exchange correlation (XC) within density functional …

Renewable energy is crucial for sustainable future, and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based solar
cells shine as a beacon of hope. CZTS, composed of abundant, low‐cost, and non‐toxic …

Recently, considerable attention in the development of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-based thin-film
solar cells has been given to the reduction of antisite defects via cation substitution. In this …

Noble metal nanocrystals face challenges in effectively catalyzing electrochemical ethanol
oxidation reaction (EOR)-represented multistep, multielectron transfer processes due to the …

The identification of performance‐limiting factors is a crucial step in the development of solar
cell technologies. Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4‐based solar cells have shown promising power …

Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar cells, which constitute an inexpensive, beyond-Si photovoltaic
technology, often suffer from low open-circuit voltage and efficiency. This drawback is often …

Transition metal chalcogenides are an important family of materials that have received
significant interest in recent years as they have the potential for diverse applications ranging …

Aging is an important factor that can affect the grain size, surface morphology and optical
band gap of the thin films. Especially, it is thought that these important parameters will have …

Defect engineering and intercalation modification are feasible strategies to enhance the
internal electric field (IEF), which is an effective way for steering photogenerated charge …