A review on pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films for solar cell applications

SA Vanalakar, GL Agawane, SW Shin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4; commonly abbreviated as CZTS is a promising material for low cost thin film
solar cells, because of its suitable band gap energy of around 1.5 eV and large absorption …

Insights into kesterite's back contact interface: A status review

V Karade, A Lokhande, P Babar, MG Gang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, kesterite-based thin film solar cells (TFSCs) gained significant attention in the
photovoltaic (PV) sector for their elemental earth abundancy and low toxicity. The emerging …

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 …

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by hydrothermally synthesized CZTS nanoparticles

SA Phaltane, SA Vanalakar, TS Bhat, PS Patil… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Springer
Due to the toxic effect of Methylene blue (MB) dye, its removal from water and water waste
has gained significant attention in concern with green environment. In present work, a …

Towards environmentally benign approaches for the synthesis of CZTSSe nanocrystals by a hot injection method: a status review

U Ghorpade, M Suryawanshi, SW Shin… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With the earth's abundance of kesterite, recent progress in chalcogenide based Cu2ZnSn
(Sx, Se1− x) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films has drawn prime attention in thin film solar cells (TFSCs) …

Effect of post-annealing atmosphere on the grain-size and surface morphological properties of pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films

SA Vanalakar, SW Shin, GL Agawane… - Ceramics …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films have been pulsed laser deposited onto Mo
coated glass substrate. The CZTS thin films are of potential importance as an absorber …

Nontoxic and earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells: a review on high throughput processed methods

S Chander, SK Tripathi, I Kaur, AK De - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics is one of the most well-known sustainable technologies to supply all of the
world's energy needs due to its enduring nature and lack of pollution. CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si …

Improved photoelectrochemical performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) …

MP Suryawanshi, SW Shin, UV Ghorpade, KV Gurav… - Electrochimica …, 2014 - Elsevier
A promising successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method with a modified
sequence has been designed and developed to deposit CZTS thin films with high absorbing …

Substrate temperature effect during the deposition of (Cu/Sn/Cu/Zn) stacked precursor CZTS thin film deposited by electron-beam evaporation

EM Mkawi, Y Al-Hadeethi, E Shalaan… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Kesterite-Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films were deposited on molybdenum (Mo)
coated glass substrates using electron-beam evaporation from stacked layer precursor …

CZTS absorber layer for thin film solar cells from electrodeposited metallic stacked precursors (Zn/Cu-Sn)

MI Khalil, O Atici, A Lucotti, S Binetti, A Le Donne… - Applied Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, Kesterite-Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films were successfully synthesized
from stacked bilayer precursor (Zn/Cu-Sn) through electrodeposition-annealing route …