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 …

Sulfide-Based Photocatalysts Using Visible Light, with Special Focus on In2S3, SnS2 and ZnIn2S4

JC Conesa - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sulfides are frequently used as photocatalysts, since they absorb visible light better than
many oxides. They have the disadvantage of being more easily photocorroded. This occurs …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of annealing conditions on the performance of sputtered grown CZTS thin film solar cells

A Sharmin, K Kumar, SM Al Mamun, M Hossain - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS), with direct and tunable bandgap, high absorption
coefficient, low-cost processing, earth-abundance, and non-toxicity, has become a …

Optimization of sol–gel spin-coated Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin-film control parameters by RSM method to enhance the solar cell performance

SB Patel, JV Gohel - Journal of Materials Science, 2018 - Springer
This present study aims to investigate a specific optimum deposition condition for the
synthesis of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films by a sol–gel spin-coating method. Spin speed …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of type of solvent on the sol-gel spin coated CZTS thin films

SB Patel, JV Gohel - Phys Astron Int J, 2017 - academia.edu
In recent times, the kieserite material based thin film solar cells are acquiring a substantial
attention. The quaternary Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is considered as promising next generation …

Nanostructured sulfide based photocatalysts using visible light for environmental and energy purposes

JC Conesa - Materials Science in Photocatalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfides have been used frequently for photocatalysis, mainly because they are better
absorbers of visible light than oxides. They have however the drawback that they are more …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of Thin Film Quality Control Parameters on the Properties of Spray Coated Tin Monosulfide Thin Films for Photovoltaic Application

SB Patel, JV Gohel - dirpub.org
In the present study, a p-type tin monosulfide (SnS) thin films are prepared using a low-cost
spray pyrolysis technique. The optical, structural and morphological properties are studied in …