A review on chemical bath deposition of metal chalcogenide thin films for heterojunction solar cells

S Sengupta, R Aggarwal, M Raula - Journal of Materials Research, 2023 - Springer
Heterojunction (HJ) thin-film II–VI solar cells are emergent substitutes to the traditional
silicon solar cells because of improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness. A renewed interest …

Interfacial engineering for high efficiency solution processed Sb2Se3 solar cells

X Wang, R Tang, Y Yin, H Ju, C Zhu, T Chen - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a binary semiconductor, Sb 2 Se 3 possesses appropriate band gap, high absorption
coefficient and remarkable air and moisture stability, promising for light absorption material …

Preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) sputtering target and its application to the fabrication of CZTS thin-film solar cells

YP Lin, YF Chi, TE Hsieh, YC Chen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The CuS, ZnS and SnS 2 raw powders were adopted as the starting materials for
preparing the 2-inch Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) sputtering target. The powders were mixed at …

Non-toxic solution processed Cu2ZnSn (SSe) 4 thin films for photovoltaic Applications: A review

I Gupta, A Dey, R Jain - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its earth-abundant and environmentally safe constituents, as well as suitable optical
properties like a high absorption coefficient> 10 4 cm− 1 and a direct bandgap of 1.5 eV …

Novel chemical route for chemical bath deposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films with stacked precursor thin films

TR Rana, NM Shinde, JH Kim - Materials Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
A new chemical route for chemical bath deposition was proposed for deposition of Cu 2
ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films. Two stacking sequences SLG/SnS/CuS/ZnS and …

Cu2SnS3 solar cells fabricated by chemical bath deposition–annealing of SnS/Cu stacked layers

J Li, C Xue, Y Wang, G Jiang, W Liu, C Zhu - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In present study, monoclinic Cu 2 SnS 3 crystalline thin films have been successfully
fabricated for the first time using stacked layer SnS/Cu by a CBD–annealing route. The …

Characteristics of Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1− x) 4 thin-film solar cells prepared by sputtering deposition using single quaternary Cu2ZnSnS4 target followed by selenization …

YP Lin, TE Hsieh, YC Chen, KP Huang - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates the preparation of Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1-x) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films by
sputtering deposition using single-phase Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) target followed by …

Electrochemical impedance analysis of spray deposited CZTS thin film: Effect of Se introduction

SJ Patil, VC Lokhande, DW Lee, CD Lokhande - Optical Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The present work deals with electrochemical impedance analysis of spray deposited Cu 2
ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films grown on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates and effect of …

Synthesis of CZTS thin films from binary precursors stacking by chemical bath deposition for solar cell applications

CA Macías-Cabrera, J Campos-Álvarez… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin films were synthesized by chemical bath deposition
without using the sulfurization/selenization process. The precursors were stacked following …

Growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films by hybrid chemical approach

Y Jayasree, YBK Kumar, GS Babu… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin films of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS), an emerging solar cell absorber layer, were
prepared by a hybrid chemical process followed by annealing. In this process, two binary …