Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

Photovoltaic efficiencies of microwave and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) superstrate solar cells

ST Yussuf, KC Nwambaekwe, ME Ramoroka… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic and inorganic materials such as perovskites, copper indium gallium diselenide,
cadmium telluride, and copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide (CZTS/Se) have been employed to …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications

M Sahu, VRM Reddy, B Kim, B Patro, C Park, WK Kim… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we adopt an easy and cost-effective route for preparing Cu2ZnSnS4
(CZTS)-absorber nanoparticles by a mechanochemical method using non-toxic and …

Impact of minor phases on the performances of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

G Altamura, J Vidal - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4 (CZTSSe) alloys are promising candidates for low-cost and high-
efficiency thin-film solar cells. Compared to CdTe and Cu (In x Ga1–x) Se2, CZTSSe uses …

Secondary crystalline phases identification in CuZnSnSe thin films: contributions from Raman scattering and photoluminescence

PMP Salomé, PA Fernandes, JP Leitao… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - Springer
In this work, we present the Raman peak positions of the quaternary pure selenide
compound Cu _2 2 ZnSnSe _4 4 (CZTSe) and related secondary phases that were grown …

Bandgap engineering of Cu2CdxZn1− xSnS4 alloy for photovoltaic applications: a complementary experimental and first-principles study

ZY Xiao, YF Li, B Yao, R Deng, ZH Ding, T Wu… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We report on bandgap engineering of an emerging photovoltaic material of Cu 2 Cd x Zn 1−
x SnS 4 (CCZTS) alloy. CCZTS alloy thin films with different Cd contents and single kesterite …

Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells with 10.6% efficiency through innovative absorber engineering with Ge superficial nanolayer

S Giraldo, T Thersleff, G Larramona… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In our recently published work, the positive effect of a Ge nanolayer introduced into the
processing of Cu2ZnSnSe4 absorbers (CZTSe) was demonstrated. In this contribution, the …

Secondary phase formation in Zn‐rich Cu2ZnSnSe4‐based solar cells annealed in low pressure and temperature conditions

A Fairbrother, X Fontané… - Progress in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Zn‐rich Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) films were prepared by a two‐step process
consisting in the DC‐magnetron sputtering deposition of a metallic stack precursor followed …

Boost Voc of pure sulfide kesterite solar cell via a double CZTS layer stacks

C Yan, K Sun, F Liu, J Huang, F Zhou, X Hao - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Low Voc is the major factor limiting the current efficiency of pure sulfide Cu 2 ZnSnS 4
(CZTS) thin film solar cells. In this work, stacking two CZTS layers with different majority …

Tuning Band Alignment at Grain Boundaries for Efficiency Enhancement in Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells

W Li, W Li, G Chen, L Wu, J Zhang, M Chen, G Zhong… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conducting atomic force microscopy has been performed for a fundamental understanding
of the mechanism responsible for the lower power conversion efficiency (PCE) of …