Strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells

M Kumar, A Dubey, N Adhikari… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth abundant kesterite copper-zinc-tin-sulfide–selenide (CZTS–Se) is considered as cost-
effective material for next generation solar cells. However, current CZTS–Se solar cells have …

Defect engineering in multinary earth‐abundant chalcogenide photovoltaic materials

D Shin, B Saparov, DB Mitzi - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of zinc‐blende‐related chalcogenide absorbers such as CdTe and Cu (In, Ga)
Se2 (CIGSe) has enabled remarkable advancement in laboratory‐and commercial‐scale …

Engineering solar cell absorbers by exploring the band alignment and defect disparity: the case of Cu‐and Ag‐based kesterite compounds

ZK Yuan, S Chen, H Xiang, XG Gong… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The development of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin‐film solar cells is currently hindered by
the large deficit of open‐circuit voltage (Voc), which results from the easy formation of CuZn …

[HTML][HTML] On the origin of band-tails in kesterite

G Rey, G Larramona, S Bourdais, C Choné… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1− x) 4 is an attractive earth-abundant material for low-
cost thin film photovoltaics with the capability to achieve power production in the terawatt …

The Role of Sodium as a Surfactant and Suppressor of Non‐Radiative Recombination at Internal Surfaces in Cu2ZnSnS4

T Gershon, B Shin, N Bojarczuk… - Advanced Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It is well‐known that sodium improves the performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) devices, yet
the mechanism of the enhancement is still not fully understood. This work aims to present a …

Cu2ZnSnS4 photovoltaic cell with improved efficiency fabricated by high‐temperature annealing after CdS buffer‐layer deposition

S Tajima, M Umehara, M Hasegawa… - Progress in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To improve the photovoltaic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) cells, we investigated the
effect of both the thickness of the deposited CdS layers and the post‐annealing temperature …

Optoelectronic and material properties of nanocrystal-based CZTSe absorbers with Ag-alloying

CJ Hages, MJ Koeper, R Agrawal - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, the benefits of Ag-alloying in kesterite solar cells are explored in terms of
tunable band gap, improved grain growth, improved minority carrier lifetime, reduced defect …

CZTS‐based materials and interfaces and their effects on the performance of thin film solar cells

TJ Huang, X Yin, G Qi, H Gong - physica status solidi (RRL) …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and its related materials such as Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) and Cu2ZnSn
(S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) have attracted considerable attention as an absorber material for thin …

Suns-VOC characteristics of high performance kesterite solar cells

O Gunawan, T Gokmen, DB Mitzi - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Low open circuit voltage (V OC) has been recognized as the number one problem in the
current generation of Cu 2 ZnSn (Se, S) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells. We report high light intensity …

The electrical and optical properties of kesterites

M Grossberg, J Krustok, CJ Hages… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1-x) 4 (CZTSSe) semiconductor materials have been
extensively studied over the past decade, however despite significant efforts, the open circuit …