Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies

F Liu, Q Zeng, J Li, X Hao, A Ho-Baillie, J Tang… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity for human utilization heavily relies on
the development of solar cells. Nowadays, a variety of high-performance solar cells are …

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 …

Elemental de-mixing-induced epitaxial kesterite/CdS interface enabling 13%-efficiency kesterite solar cells

Y Gong, Q Zhu, B Li, S Wang, B Duan, L Lou, C Xiang… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The conversion efficiency of kesterite solar cells has been stagnated at 12.6% since 2013. In
contrast to chalcopyrite solar cells, the performance of kesterite solar cells is seriously …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling microscopic carrier loss mechanisms in 12% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells

J Li, J Huang, F Ma, H Sun, J Cong, K Privat… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding carrier loss mechanisms at microscopic regions is imperative for the
development of high-performance polycrystalline inorganic thin-film solar cells. Despite the …

Ge bidirectional diffusion to simultaneously engineer back interface and bulk defects in the absorber for efficient CZTSSe solar cells

J Wang, J Zhou, X Xu, F Meng, C Xiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aiming at a large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit in Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar
cells, a new and effective strategy to simultaneously regulate the back interface and restrain …

Regulating crystal growth via organic lithium salt additive for efficient Kesterite solar cells

J Zhou, X Xu, B Duan, H Wu, J Shi, Y Luo, D Li, Q Meng - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali metal doping, typically Li+ doping, is beneficial for CZTSSe solar cells. Herein, aiming
at the low solubility of conventional LiF which is hard to directly introduce into the precursor …

Defect Control for 12.5% Efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells by Engineering of Local Chemical Environment

J Li, Y Huang, J Huang, G Liang, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 semiconductors are emerging as promising
materials for low‐cost, environment‐benign, and high‐efficiency thin‐film photovoltaics …

Numerical analysis of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1-x) 4 solar cells based on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry results by using SCAPS-1D

L Et-taya, T Ouslimane, A Benami - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Mixed chalcogenide CZTSSe with earth abundant elements, inexpensive, environmental-
friendly and impressive photovoltaic performance is a promising absorber material for …

Enhancing the value of environment-friendly CZTS compound for next generation photovoltaic device: A review

T Amrillah - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is considered a solar cell material alternative to CuInGaSe 2
(CIGS); they have almost the same performance; except for power conversion efficiency …

Sn4+ precursor enables 12.4% efficient kesterite solar cell from DMSO solution with open circuit voltage deficit below 0.30 V

Y Gong, Y Zhang, E Jedlicka, R Giridharagopal… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
The limiting factor preventing kesterite (CZTSSe) thin film solar cell performance further
improvement is the large open-circuit voltage deficit (Voc, def) issue, which is 0.345 V for the …