A review on energy economics and the recent research and development in energy and the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells: A focus towards efficiency

SA Khalate, RS Kate, RJ Deokate - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As per the present energy economics and environmental status, use of renewable energy
resources is essential. The development of solar cell technology is from the first generation …

[HTML][HTML] Point defects, compositional fluctuations, and secondary phases in non-stoichiometric kesterites

S Schorr, G Gurieva, M Guc… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells is limited by various non-ideal recombination
paths, amongst others by a high density of defect states and by the presence of binary or …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Progress and Challenges in Controlling Secondary Phases in Kesterite CZT (S/Se) Thin Films: A Critical Review

MY Zaki, A Velea - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kesterite-based copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) thin
films have attracted considerable attention as promising materials for sustainable and cost …

Understanding the growth mechanism of BaZrS3 chalcogenide perovskite thin films from sulfurized oxide precursors

SP Ramanandan, A Giunto, EZ Stutz… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Barium zirconium sulfide (BaZrS 3) is an earth-abundant and environmentally friendly
chalcogenide perovskite with promising properties for various energy conversion …

Defect characterisation in Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 kesterites via resonance Raman spectroscopy and the impact on optoelectronic solar cell properties

M Dimitrievska, F Oliva, M Guc, S Giraldo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) semiconductors have drawn attention as
promising absorber candidates for the next generation of thin film photovoltaics. However …

A Two-Step Magnetron Sputtering Approach for the Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Films from Cu2SnS3\ZnS Stacks

MY Zaki, F Sava, ID Simandan, AT Buruiana… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is regarded as one of the emerging materials for next-generation thin
film solar cells. However, its synthesis is complex, and obtaining a single-phase CZTS thin …

[HTML][HTML] Raman characterization of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 nanocrystals: Phonon confinement effect and formation of Cu x S phases

Y Havryliuk, MY Valakh, V Dzhagan, O Greshchuk… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A Raman spectroscopic study of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals (NCs) produced by a
“green” synthesis in aqueous solutions is reported. Size-selected CZTS NCs reveal phonon …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Obtained by Combined Magnetron Sputtering and Pulsed Laser Deposition

MY Zaki, F Sava, AT Buruiana, ID Simandan… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a complex quaternary material, and obtaining a single-phase CZTS
with no secondary phases is known to be challenging and dependent on the production …

[HTML][HTML] Stoichiometry modulates the optoelectronic functionality of zinc phosphide (Zn 3− x P 2+ x)

EZ Stutz, SP Ramanandan, M Flór, R Paul… - Faraday …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Predictive synthesis–structure–property relationships are at the core of materials design for
novel applications. In this regard, correlations between the compositional stoichiometry …

Towards phase pure kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber layers growth via single step free sulfurization electrodeposition under a fix applied potential on Mo substrate

S Azmi, A Moujib, OA Layachi, E Matei… - Journal of alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a new synthesis and characterization of Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 films by
one step electrodeposition with free sulfurization annealing treatment at different applied …