Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Defect suppression for high-efficiency kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: advances and prospects

H Wei, Y Li, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprising of earth-abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly elements, kesterite
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells are demonstrated to have enormous potential to …

[HTML][HTML] Upper limit to the photovoltaic efficiency of imperfect crystals from first principles

S Kim, JA Márquez, T Unold, A Walsh - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The Shockley–Queisser (SQ) limit provides a convenient metric for predicting light-to-
electricity conversion efficiency of a solar cell based on the band gap of the light-absorbing …

Experimental synthesis of theoretically predicted multivalent ternary nitride materials

A Zakutayev, SR Bauers, S Lany - Chemistry of Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multivalent ternary nitride materials, which combine two metal cations with a nitrogen anion
in equal amounts and charge balanced stoichiometry, tend to have relatively simple …

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 …

Origin of the low conversion efficiency in Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 kesterite solar cells: the actual role of cation disorder

W Chen, D Dahliah, GM Rignanese… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The controversial role of cation disorder in the extraordinarily low open-circuit voltage (VOC)
of the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) kesterite absorber is examined through a statistical treatment of …

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 …

Spin-Coated CZTS Film with a Gradient Cu-Deficient Interfacial Layer for Solar Hydrogen Evolution

G Xiao, X Ren, Y Hu, Y Cao, Z Li, Z Shi… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4-based photocathodes offer promising applications for solar hydrogen
evolution due to their nontoxic, cost-effective, and outstanding photoelectrochemical …

Understanding defects and band tailing characteristics and their impact on the device performance of Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

VC Karade, MP Suryawanshi, JS Jang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The main causes of the large open-circuit voltage (Voc)-deficit in kesterite-based thin-film
solar cells (TFSCs) are the high concentration of defects, related defect clusters, and poor …

Machine Learning Assisted Analysis, Prediction, and Fabrication of High‐Efficiency CZTSSe Thin Film Solar Cells

VC Karade, SS Sutar, SW Shin… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Earth‐abundant element‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber is considered
as a promising material for thin‐film solar cells (TFSCs). The current record power …