Defect suppression for high-efficiency kesterite CZTSSe solar cells: advances and prospects

H Wei, Y Li, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprising of earth-abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly elements, kesterite
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells are demonstrated to have enormous potential to …

The electrical behaviors of grain boundaries in polycrystalline optoelectronic materials

Z Gao, C Leng, H Zhao, X Wei, H Shi… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polycrystalline optoelectronic materials are widely used for photoelectric signal conversion
and energy harvesting and play an irreplaceable role in the semiconductor field. As an …

Emergence of flexible kesterite solar cells: Progress and perspectives

J Li, K Sun, X Yuan, J Huang, MA Green… - npj Flexible …, 2023 - nature.com
Flexible photovoltaics have been and will be increasingly in demand in modern and future
society in various applications. Searching for ideal flexible photovoltaic technologies that …

A Progress Review on Challenges and Strategies of Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Solar Cells

W Xie, Q Yan, Q Sun, Y Li, C Zhang, H Deng… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have the advantages of nontoxicity and low
cost, showing great commercial potential in wearable devices, indoor photovoltaics, and …

Flexible kesterite thin-film solar cells under stress

HK Park, Y Cho, J Kim, S Kim, S Kim, J Kim… - npj flexible …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the stress-induced phenomena is essential for improving the long-term
application of flexible solar cells to non-flat surfaces. Here, we investigated the electronic …

Photo-excited carrier transport and secondary phases of Na-engineered kesterite flexible thin films

J Kim, HK Park, Y Cho, S Kim, KJ Yang, DH Kim… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite [Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)], which is one of the most promising solar
cell materials, can be used as a light absorber owing to its suitable optical and electrical …

SnS-induced element diffusion Simultaneous optimization of interface and bulk defects in High-Efficiency CZTSSe solar cells

C Yang, L Siqin, Y Wang, Y Li, W Li, S Li, R Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
High-quality interfacial contact and absorber are significant for high-efficiency Cu 2 ZnSn (S,
Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin film solar cells. With this in mind, the paper puts forward the idea of …

Vertical plane depth‐resolved surface potential and carrier separation characteristics in flexible CZTSSe solar cells with over 12% efficiency

DH Son, HK Park, DH Kim, JK Kang, SJ Sung… - Carbon …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have resource distribution and economic
advantages. The main cause of their low efficiency is carrier loss resulting from …

Comparative Study of CZTS-based Solar Cells Fabricated on Mo, Ni and Cu Flexible Substrates

MA Olgar, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, CZTS thin films were fabricated on Mo-foil, Ni-foil, and Cu-foil using a
ZnS/Cu/Sn/Cu structure by magnetron sputtering, followed by Rapid Thermal Processing …

[PDF][PDF] Flexible kesterite thin-film solar cells under stress

W Jo, HK Park, Y Cho, J Kim, S Kim, S Kim, J Kim… - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
Understanding the stress-induced physical phenomena is essential for improving the long-
term application of flexible solar cells to non-flat surfaces on buildings and in mobile utilities …