A review of various single layer, bilayer, and multilayer TCO materials and their applications

SM Rozati, SAM Ziabari - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Since fabricating the first transparent conductive oxide (TCO) material, several investigations
and applications have been reported in such fields as portable and flexible electronics, solar …

Theoretical analysis of earth-abundant solar cell based on green absorber CuFeO2

D Prasad, G Anitha, LM Leo, A Kumar - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Springer
Huge advancements in the understanding of photovoltaic (PV) physics have been made, but
still, PV has not overtaken conventional energy sources due to PV materials cost, toxicity …

A study on influence of potential defects and optimization of device structure for CuSbS2 based thin film solar cell using SCAPS–1D simulator

R Malani, T Pansuriya, V Kheraj - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper antimony sulphide (CuSbS 2) is a benign material for next generation thin film solar
cell technology due to its non-toxicity, low cost, and earth abundant ingredients. The …

Preparation and characterization of CZTS thin films by vacuum-assisted spray pyrolysis and fabrication of Cd-free heterojunction solar cells

P Aabel, A Anupama, MCS Kumar - Semiconductor Science and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The quaternary chalcogenide material Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (copper zinc tin sulphide [CZTS]) has
received much attention owing to its excellent photovoltaic conversion properties. We report …

Enhancement the optical properties of thin film solar cells using new materials and designs of anti-reflection coating

AHM Almawgani, AAH Al-Athwary, HA Elsayed… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
In this research, a front layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) is added on the top surface of copper
zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)/zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film solar cell. The goal of this paper is to …

Simulation of thin insulating tunnel layer for Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS interface passivation

S Purushotham, G Ramkumar, V Kannan… - Physica Scripta, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The CZTS solar cell has a high voltage deficit due to high interfacial recombination. The
detrimental issues of conduction band offset, bandgap narrowing, interface defects and …

Preparation of sulfur doped TiO2 nanoparticles from rutile sand and their performance testing in hybrid solar cells

S Arunmetha, NR Dhineshbabu, A Kumar… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
A new method was adopted to prepare sulfur contained TiO 2 nanoparticles extracted from
rutile sand by chemical extraction process. The main aim of this work was to reduce the …

Device engineering of Sb2X3 antimony chalcogenide for loss analysis and strategies for maximizing photovoltaic efficiency

L Vanitha, RT Prabu, AA Jacob, A Kumar - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Antimony chalcogenide (Sb 2 X 3; X= S, Se) is reportedly stable in ambient open-
air, abundant, and shows composition-dependent absorption tunability. We simulated the Sb …

Impact of the ZnS layer position in a stacked precursor film on the properties of CZTS films grown on flexible molybdenum substrates

A Yagmyrov, S Erkan, BM Başol, R Zan, MA Olgar - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, CZTS thin films were prepared by annealing and reaction of Cu–Sn–
ZnS precursor layers. First, sputter deposition was carried out on flexible molybdenum (Mo) …

Optical absorption performance of CZTS/ZnO thin film solar cells comprising anti-reflecting coating of texturing configuration

AHM Almawgani, A Alzahrani, A Hajjiah, A Mehaney… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper introduces a novel design of a thin-film solar cell based on CZTS and ZnO
composite materials with the help of ITO as the front contact layer. This study primarily …