Photovoltaic/photo-electrocatalysis integration for green hydrogen: A review

P Chatterjee, MSK Ambati, AK Chakraborty… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Sun is an inexhaustible source of renewable energy, although under-utilized due to its
intermittent nature. Hydrogen fuel is another clean, storable, and renewable energy as it can …

Current status and future prospects of copper oxide heterojunction solar cells

TKS Wong, S Zhuk, S Masudy-Panah, GK Dalapati - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
The current state of thin film heterojunction solar cells based on cuprous oxide (Cu2O),
cupric oxide (CuO) and copper (III) oxide (Cu4O3) is reviewed. These p-type …

Visible Light Driven Heterojunction Photocatalyst of CuO–Cu2O Thin Films for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants

N Dasineh Khiavi, R Katal, S Kholghi Eshkalak… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
A high recombination rate and low charge collection are the main limiting factors of copper
oxides (cupric and cuprous oxide) for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. In …

Nanocrystal engineering of sputter-grown CuO photocathode for visible-light-driven electrochemical water splitting

S Masudy-Panah, R Siavash Moakhar… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cupric oxide (CuO) thin film was sputtered onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass
substrate and incorporated into a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell as a photocathode …

Critical review on sputter-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based thin film photovoltaic technology focusing on device architecture and absorber quality on the solar cells …

S Zhuk, A Kushwaha, TKS Wong… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin film photovoltaic Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (copper zinc tin sulfide or CZTS) is one of the
most promising sustainable solar cell absorber material. The CZTS absorber layer …

Rapid thermal annealing assisted stability and efficiency enhancement in a sputter deposited CuO photocathode

S Masudy-Panah, RS Moakhar, CS Chua… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We designed a stable and efficient CuO based photocathode by tuning the crystallinity and
surface morphology of films by rapid thermal treatment. The role of the annealing …

Color tunable low cost transparent heat reflector using copper and titanium oxide for energy saving application

GK Dalapati, S Masudy-Panah, ST Chua, M Sharma… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Multilayer coating structure comprising a copper (Cu) layer sandwiched between titanium
dioxide (TiO2) were demonstrated as a transparent heat reflecting (THR) coating on glass …

Impact of molybdenum out diffusion and interface quality on the performance of sputter grown CZTS based solar cells

GK Dalapati, S Zhuk, S Masudy-Panah, A Kushwaha… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We have investigated the impact of Cu2ZnSnS4-Molybdenum (Mo) interface quality on the
performance of sputter-grown Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell. Thin film CZTS was deposited …

Influence of solvent on the properties of CZTS nanoparticles

AG Kannan, TE Manjulavalli, J Chandrasekaran - Procedia engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Quaternary Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS), a P-type semiconducting material with a direct
band gap of 1.4 to 1.5 eV and high absorption coefficient (10 4 cm-1) in the visible range has …

A Deep Dive into Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Solar Cells: A Review of Exploring Roadblocks, Breakthroughs, and Shaping the Future

UA Shah, A Wang, M Irfan Ullah, M Ishaq, IA Shah… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable energy is crucial for sustainable future, and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based solar
cells shine as a beacon of hope. CZTS, composed of abundant, low‐cost, and non‐toxic …