Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

High Efficiency Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells with Shallow LiZn Acceptor Defects Enabled by Solution‐Based Li Post‐Deposition Treatment

M He, X Zhang, J Huang, J Li, C Yan… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium incorporation in kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) materials has been
experimentally proven effective in improving electronic quality for application in photovoltaic …

Insights into interface and bulk defects in a high efficiency kesterite-based device

R Fonoll-Rubio, J Andrade-Arvizu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This work provides a detailed analysis of a high efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 device using a
combination of advanced electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. In particular, a …

Understanding defects and band tailing characteristics and their impact on the device performance of Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

VC Karade, MP Suryawanshi, JS Jang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The main causes of the large open-circuit voltage (Voc)-deficit in kesterite-based thin-film
solar cells (TFSCs) are the high concentration of defects, related defect clusters, and poor …

Toward High Efficient Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1−x)4 Solar Cells: Break the Limitations of VOC and FF

Z Wang, R Meng, H Guo, Y Sun, Y Liu, H Zhang, Z Cao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing the fill factor (FF) and the open‐circuit voltage (VOC) simultaneously together
with non‐decreased short‐circuit current density (JSC) are a challenge for highly efficient …

Promoting carrier collection by DMF/DMSO binary solvent for efficient kesterite solar cells

Y Sun, S Qin, D Ding, H Gao, Q Zhou, X Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photo-generated carrier recombination loss and transport are the key issues affecting the
photovoltaic performance of kesterite solar cells. Here, through a binary solvent engineering …

An efficient Li+-doping strategy to optimize the band alignment of a Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4/CdS interface by a Se&LiF co-selenization process

H Guo, G Wang, R Meng, Y Sun, S Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A Li+-doping strategy is a promising route for achieving highly efficient Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) photovoltaic devices with a large grain absorber layer, high p-type carrier …

Defect characterisation in Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 kesterites via resonance Raman spectroscopy and the impact on optoelectronic solar cell properties

M Dimitrievska, F Oliva, M Guc, S Giraldo… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) semiconductors have drawn attention as
promising absorber candidates for the next generation of thin film photovoltaics. However …

Structural Polymorphism in “Kesterite” Cu2ZnSnS4: Raman Spectroscopy and First-Principles Calculations Analysis

M Dimitrievska, F Boero, AP Litvinchuk… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the structural and vibrational properties of
the kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS, I 4̅ space group) as well as its polymorphs with the space …

Efficient Optimization of the Performance of Mn2+‐Doped Kesterite Solar Cell: Machine Learning Aided Synthesis of High Efficient Cu2(Mn,Zn)Sn(S,Se)4 Solar …

X Li, Z Hou, S Gao, Y Zeng, J Ao, Z Zhou, B Da… - Solar …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Isoelectronic cation substitution is a potential method to decrease the density of Cu‐Zn anti‐
site defects in CZTSSe, thus improving the VOC and performance of CZTSSe solar cells …