Dependence of CZTS thin film properties and photovoltaic performance on heating rate and sulfurization time

MA Olgar, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, effect of heating rate and sulfurization time on the properties of CZTS thin films
and their photovoltaic performances was investigated. CZTS layers were prepared by a two …

Impact of stacking order and annealing temperature on properties of CZTS thin films and solar cell performance

MA Olgar, AO Sarp, A Seyhan, R Zan - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films were synthesized by a two-stage
process. In the first stage, CuSn/Zn/Cu (E-type) and CuSn/ZnS/Cu (B-type) stacked films …

XPS analysis and structural characterization of CZTS thin films deposited by one-step thermal evaporation

S Ahmadi, N Khemiri, A Cantarero, M Kanzari - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Earth abundant and non-toxic CZTS films were grown by one-step thermal evaporation from
as prepared and calcined powders followed by a sulfurization process at 400° C. 400° C. X …

Fabrication of Cu-rich CZTS thin films by two-stage process: Effect of gas flow-rate in sulfurization process

MA Olgar, A Altuntepe, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, CZTS thin films were prepared using a two-stage process consisting of sputter
deposition of Cu, Sn and ZnS layers on the glass substrates to form CuSn/ZnS/Cu stacked …

Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film as a counter electrode in zinc stannate-based dye-sensitized solar cells

M Soltanmohammadi, V Karimi, S Alee… - Semiconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, we deposited Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films with various thicknesses using
electrodeposition and sputtering methods to exploit them as counter electrodes (CEs) in Zn …

Effect of secondary phases controlled by precursor composition on the efficiency of CZTS thin film solar cell

S Agrawal, DO De Souza, C Balasubramanian… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) has emerged as a promising photo absorber
material for thin film solar cell applications. However, the efficiency of CZTS based solar cell …

Integration of single layer graphene into CZTS thin film solar cells

S Erkan, A Yagmyrov, A Altuntepe, R Zan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, CZTS samples were produced on Mo and graphene/Mo coated glass
substrates using quaternary target. The CZTS thin films deposited by RF magnetron …

Impact of the ZnS layer position in a stacked precursor film on the properties of CZTS films grown on flexible molybdenum substrates

A Yagmyrov, S Erkan, BM Başol, R Zan, MA Olgar - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, CZTS thin films were prepared by annealing and reaction of Cu–Sn–
ZnS precursor layers. First, sputter deposition was carried out on flexible molybdenum (Mo) …

Impact of in/ex situ annealing and reaction temperature on structural, optical and electrical properties of SnS thin films

MA Olgar, A Çiriş, M Tomakin, R Zan - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, SnS thin films were prepared by in situ and ex situ annealing process of
precursor films deposited by RF (Radio Frequency) magnetron sputtering employing binary …

Effect of sulfur content on improving physical properties of new sprayed Cu2MgSnS4 thin films compound for optoelectronic applications

A Hammoud, B Yahmadi, M Souli, SA Ahmed… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, chalcogenide Copper Magnesium Tin Sulfide Cu2MgSnS4 (CMTS) thin films
were deposited by chemical spray pyrolysis technique on glass substrates for different sulfur …