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 …

Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

Cation substitution in earth‐abundant kesterite photovoltaic materials

J Li, D Wang, X Li, Y Zeng, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As a promising candidate for low‐cost and environmentally friendly thin‐film photovoltaics,
the emerging kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have experienced …

Engineering solar cell absorbers by exploring the band alignment and defect disparity: the case of Cu‐and Ag‐based kesterite compounds

ZK Yuan, S Chen, H Xiang, XG Gong… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The development of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin‐film solar cells is currently hindered by
the large deficit of open‐circuit voltage (Voc), which results from the easy formation of CuZn …

Progress and prospects of CZTSSe/CdS interface engineering to combat high open-circuit voltage deficit of kesterite photovoltaics: a critical review

K Kaur, M Kumar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
CZTSSe solar cells are considered to be potential and cost-effective alternative solutions to
mature photovoltaic technology for meeting future energy demands. However, the current …

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices Based on the Alloyed Kesterite Absorber (AgxCu1–x)2ZnSnSe4

T Gershon, YS Lee, P Antunez… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The photovoltaic absorber Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1–x) 4 (CZTSSe) has attracted interest in recent
years due to the earth‐abundance of its constituents and the realization of high performance …

The complex defect chemistry of antimony selenide

CN Savory, DO Scanlon - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimony selenide, Sb2Se3, is a highly promising solar absorber material with excellent
optoelectronic properties; solar cell efficiencies are now poised to exceed 10%, after a rapid …

Overcoming carrier concentration limits in polycrystalline CdTe thin films with in situ doping

BE McCandless, WA Buchanan, CP Thompson… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Thin film materials for photovoltaics such as cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper-indium
diselenide-based chalcopyrites (CIGS), and lead iodide-based perovskites offer the …

Recent development in earth-abundant kesterite materials and their applications

AS Nazligul, M Wang, KL Choy - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has attracted attention as an earth-abundant alternative to
commercially successful CIGS solar cells. CZTS exhibits decent optoelectrical properties …

Highly efficient solution-processed CZTSSe solar cells based on a convenient sodium-incorporated post-treatment method

B Duan, L Guo, Q Yu, J Shi, H Wu, Y Luo, D Li… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
In CZTSSe solar cells, a simple sodium-incorporation post-treatment method toward solution-
processed Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 precursor films is presented in this work. An ultrathin NaCl film is …