A comprehensive review on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film for solar cell: forecast issues and future anticipation

M Baid, A Hashmi, B Jain, AK Singh… - Optical and Quantum …, 2021 - Springer
Past few decades, light absorbing materials based on CuInGaSe 2 and CdTe have been
used for fabrication of thin film solar cells. But main issues arising from these absorbers are …

Towards high efficiency Cd-Free Sb2Se3 solar cells by the band alignment optimization

I Gharibshahian, AA Orouji, S Sharbati - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigated the effect of Zn 1-y Mg y O/ZnO 1-x S x double buffer layers on
the antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) solar cells performance. Our results show that the …

Loss mechanisms influence on Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS-based thin film solar cell performance

M Courel, JA Andrade-Arvizu, O Vigil-Galán - Solid-State Electronics, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the most important issues in kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)-based thin film solar
cells is low open circuit voltage, which is mainly related to loss mechanisms that take place …

Analysis of failure modes in kesterite solar cells

L Grenet, MAA Suzon, F Emieux… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Intense research has been carried out in the past few years to improve efficiencies and
understand limitations in kesterite-based solar cells. Despite notable efforts to determine …

Thin oxide buffer layers for avoiding leaks in CIGS solar cells; a theoretical analysis

F Ghamsari-Yazdel, I Gharibshahian… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The purpose of this research is the performance improvement of the CIGS/CdS/ZnO solar
cells, while the CdS buffer layer is too thin. Enhancement of photocurrent by decreasing the …

Development of Cu2ZnSnS4 films from a non-toxic molecular precursor ink and theoretical investigation of device performance using experimental outcomes

D Mora-Herrera, R Silva-González… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we reported a facile and cost effective way to deposit Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)
films using a non-toxic precursor ink and photovoltaic performance of single junction CZTS …

Experimental evidence of light soaking effect in Cd-free Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4-based solar cells

L Grenet, P Grondin, K Coumert, N Karst, F Emieux… - Thin Solid Films, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of a Zn-based buffer layer for kesterite solar cells presents the double advantage of
avoiding cadmium and reducing the amount of light absorbed in this layer. Cu 2 ZnSn (S …

Prospects of potential ZnMgO front layer in CZTS solar cells

A Bahfir, M Boumaour, M Kechouane - Optik, 2018 - Elsevier
In the CZTS structure, ZnMgO alloy can be a promising alternative buffer layer candidate to
toxic cadmium sulphide (CdS) material. The effects of conduction band offset (CBO) at …

Surface preparation for 10% efficient CZTSe solar cells

L Grenet, F Emieux, L Choubrac… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells suffer from a large open‐circuit voltage deficit, which largely
arises from carrier recombination at the buffer interface. In this study, we compare two …

Modeling and Simulation of CZTS Solar Cell using Zn1-xMgxO as a buffer layer and Cul as a hole transport layer for efficiency improvement

A Yadav, AK Patel, R Mishra - Engineering Research Express, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper explores the impact of CZTS based solar cells using zinc magnesium oxide (Zn 1-
X Mg XO) as a buffer layer and CuI (Copper iodide) as the hole transport layer using through …