Defect suppression for high-efficiency kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: advances and prospects

H Wei, Y Li, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprising of earth-abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly elements, kesterite
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells are demonstrated to have enormous potential to …

Defective photocathode: fundamentals, construction, and catalytic energy conversion

Y Li, S Li, H Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a long‐term and sustainable energy economy is one of the most
significant technological challenges facing humanity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) …

Charge Separation Enhancement Enables Record Photocurrent Density in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Photocathodes for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production

G Liang, Z Li, M Ishaq, Z Zheng, Z Su… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising light absorbing semiconductor for solar
energy conversion in photovoltaic cells and photo‐electrochemical (PEC) water‐splitting …

Cadmium‐Free Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells with High Efficiency Approaching 12%

N Ahmad, Y Zhao, F Ye, J Zhao, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer is commonly used in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) thin film solar cells. However, the toxicity of Cadmium (Cd) and perilous waste …

Self‐powered broadband kesterite photodetector with ultrahigh specific detectivity for weak light applications

GX Liang, CH Li, J Zhao, Y Fu, ZX Yu, ZH Zheng… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising candidate for photodetector
(PD) applications thanks to its excellent optoelectronic properties. In this work, a green …

12.3% Efficient Low Voc Loss Pure Sulfide Kesterite Solar Cells from DMSO Solution via Cadmium Alloying

X Pan, X Li, Y Yang, C Xiang, A Xu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cd alloying has been theoretically proved to be an effective strategy to suppress Cu‐Zn
antisite defects and related defect cluster for improving device performance of pure sulfide …

Hyperactive selenium source yields kesterite solar cells with 12.86% efficiency

M Wang, H Geng, J Zhu, Y Cui, S Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the main issues that limits the efficiency of kesterite solar cells is the low diffusion and
chemical activity of selenium clusters. Here, this work proposes a simple and effective pre …

Insights into the efficiency improvement for CZTSSe solar cells with over 12% efficiency via Ga incorporation

X Zhao, Y Pan, W Chen, W Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Suppressing the band tailing and nonradiative recombination caused by massive defects
and defect clusters is crucial for mitigating open‐circuit voltage (Voc) deficit and improving …

Theoretical development of the CZTS thin-film solar cell by SCAPS-1D software based on experimental work

AA Abdelkadir, M Sahal - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the SCAPS-1D program was used to develop and simulate Al-
ZnO/CdS/CZTS/MoS 2/Mo conventional solar cell structure. We enhanced numerous …

Suppressing surface and bulk effect enables high efficiency solution-processed kesterite solar cells

Y Zhao, J Zhao, X Chen, M Cathelinaud, S Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising photovoltaic material due to
its environmentally friendly composition and excellent photovoltaic performance …