Environment-friendly copper-based chalcogenide thin film solar cells: status and perspectives

T Amrillah, A Prasetio, AR Supandi, DH Sidiq… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper chalcogenides (CuCh) have attracted considerable attention due to their promising
potential as environmental-friendly photoactive material for lightweight and flexible thin film …

Current status and trends of carbon-based electrodes for fully solution-processed perovskite solar cells

LM González, D Ramirez, F Jaramillo - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have revolutionized photovoltaic research. As a result, a
certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5% was recorded in late 2020. Although …

Potential role of kesterites in development of earth‐abundant elements‐based next generation technology

KS Gour, V Karade, P Babar, J Park, DM Lee… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)‐based kesterite thin films have received growing
attention in a wide variety of fields due to their suitable physico‐chemical asset nano‐and …

Coherent-Twinning-Enhanced Solar Water Splitting in Thin-Film Cu2ZnSnS4 Photocathodes

P Guo, Y Xiao, R Mo, X Li, H Li - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Grain boundary engineering is a proven strategy to improve the efficiency of thin-film solar
water splitting. In particular, a photoelectrode with grain-through twins could exhibit efficient …

Photoelectrochemical water splitting based on chalcopyrite semiconductors: A review

F Khodabandeh, H Abdizadeh, AA Avanaki… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has been garnering immense interest during the
last decade as a green approach for hydrogen fuel production. Photoelectrodes as the …

Intensive studies on the structural, optical, and optoelectrical properties of a novel kesterite Cu2CdGeS4 thin films

IM El Radaf - Optik, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study intends to investigate the effect of film thickness on the novel kesterite Cu
2 CdGeS 4 (CCGS 4) thin films that are deposited by a chemical bath deposition procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between Li and Na amid co-doped solution-processed Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorbers for solar cells

S Moser, AN Tiwari, R Carron - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali doping and alloying are well-known strategies to improve the performance of Cu 2
ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber based thin film solar cells. The effects of individual light …

XPS analysis and structural characterization of CZTS thin films deposited by one-step thermal evaporation

S Ahmadi, N Khemiri, A Cantarero, M Kanzari - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Earth abundant and non-toxic CZTS films were grown by one-step thermal evaporation from
as prepared and calcined powders followed by a sulfurization process at 400° C. 400° C. X …

[HTML][HTML] Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction: Efficiency, Selectivity, and Stability

Y Zhang, S Zhou, K Sun - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Massive emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have caused environmental issues like global
warming, which needs to be addressed. Researchers have developed numerous methods …

Enhanced photoconversion efficiency of Cu2MnSnS4 solar cells by Sn-/Zn-based oxides and chalcogenides buffer and electron transport layers

A Kowsar, M Shafayet-Ul-Islam, MAA Shaikh… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper Manganese Tin Sulfide, Cu 2 MnSnS 4 (CMTS), has emerged as a
potential candidate for cost-competitive, eco-friendly single-or multiple pn junction kesterite …