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 …

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 …

Cadmium‐Free Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells with High Efficiency Approaching 12%

N Ahmad, Y Zhao, F Ye, J Zhao, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer is commonly used in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) thin film solar cells. However, the toxicity of Cadmium (Cd) and perilous waste …

Self-Powered Sb2S3 Thin-Film Photodetectors with High Detectivity for Weak Light Signal Detection

X Lin, H Deng, Y Jia, Z Wu, Y Xia, X Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photodetectors (PDs) for weak light signal detection have wide applications for optical
communication and imaging. Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) as a nontoxic and stable light …

CZTSSe solar cells: insights into interface engineering

Y Li, H Wei, C Cui, X Wang, Z Shao, S Pang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) photovoltaic (PV) technology has attracted much attention due
to its cost efficiency, non-toxic nature, and use of earth-abundant elements. However, the …

Engineering the charge extraction and trap states of Sb2S3 solar cells

Y Qi, Y Li, Q Lin - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) as a binary chalcogenide has emerged as a promising
candidate for next-generation thin-film photovoltaics. Although breakthroughs have been …

Further Boosting Solar Cell Performance via Bandgap-Graded Ag Doping in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells Compared to Uniform Ag Doping

T Zhou, J Huang, S Qian, X Wang, G Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a hopeful substitution to commercialized Cu (In, Ga) Se2
(CIGSe) devices with similar structure and optoelectronic properties and has advantages of …

Environmentally Friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Inks for Efficient Solar Cells Employing Green Solvent Processing

Y Wang, L Peng, Z Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Silver bismuth sulfide nanocrystals (AgBiS2 NCs) are emerging absorber materials for low‐
cost solar cells, owing to their solution‐processability, environmentally friendliness, earth …

Interface engineering of pn heterojunction for kesterite photovoltaics: A progress review

M He, K Sun, MP Suryawanshi, J Li, X Hao - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is considered one of the most promising
thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies due to its bandgap tunability (1.0~ 1.5 eV) and high …

Achieving high open-circuit voltage in efficient kesterite solar cells via lanthanide europium ion induced carrier lifetime enhancement

X Chen, Y Zhao, N Ahmad, J Zhao, Z Zheng, Z Su… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Short carrier lifetimes is a key challenge limiting the open-circuit voltage (V OC) and power
conversion efficiency (PCE) of kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells. In this …