Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Solar cell parameters extraction based on single and double-diode models: A review

AM Humada, M Hojabri, S Mekhilef… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper comprehensively describes and discusses the extraction of the DC parameters of
solar cells by mathematical techniques based on single-diode and double-diode models …

Elemental de-mixing-induced epitaxial kesterite/CdS interface enabling 13%-efficiency kesterite solar cells

Y Gong, Q Zhu, B Li, S Wang, B Duan, L Lou, C Xiang… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The conversion efficiency of kesterite solar cells has been stagnated at 12.6% since 2013. In
contrast to chalcopyrite solar cells, the performance of kesterite solar cells is seriously …

Cd-Free Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 Thin-Film Solar Cell With Record Efficiency of 23.35%

M Nakamura, K Yamaguchi, Y Kimoto… - IEEE journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, the excellent properties of state-of-the-art Cd-free Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2
(CIGSSe) solar cells with Zn (O, S, OH) x/Zn 0.8 Mg 0.2 O double buffer layers, deposited by …

Identifying the origin of the V oc deficit of kesterite solar cells from the two grain growth mechanisms induced by Sn 2+ and Sn 4+ precursors in DMSO solution

Y Gong, Y Zhang, Q Zhu, Y Zhou, R Qiu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells fabricated from DMSO molecular solutions exhibit
very different open circuit voltage (Voc) when the tin precursor has a different oxidation state …

Crown ether modulation enables over 23% efficient formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells

TS Su, FT Eickemeyer, MA Hope… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The use of molecular modulators to reduce the defect density at the surface and grain
boundaries of perovskite materials has been demonstrated to be an effective approach to …

Ag incorporation with controlled grain growth enables 12.5% efficient kesterite solar cell with open circuit voltage reached 64.2% Shockley–Queisser limit

Y Gong, R Qiu, C Niu, J Fu, E Jedlicka… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The large open‐circuit voltage deficit (Voc, def) is the key issue that limits kesterite
(Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4,[CZTSSe]) solar cell performance. Substitution of Cu+ by larger ionic …

Record Efficiency for Thin-Film Polycrystalline Solar Cells Up to 22.9% Achieved by Cs-Treated Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2

T Kato, JL Wu, Y Hirai, H Sugimoto… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An efficiency of 22.9% for 1-cm 2-sized Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 solar cells has been
independently verified, establishing a record device efficiency for thin-film polycrystalline …

Parameter extraction of solar cell models using improved shuffled complex evolution algorithm

X Gao, Y Cui, J Hu, G Xu, Z Wang, J Qu… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fast and accurate parameter extraction of solar cell models is always desired for simulation,
evaluation and maximum energy harvesting of PV systems. This paper proposes an …

Parameter identification for solar cells and module using a hybrid firefly and pattern search algorithms

AM Beigi, A Maroosi - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation the electrical equivalent circuit parameters of photovoltaic arrays of
solar cells is needed to enhance the performance of solar energy systems. Thus this field …