Nanostructured binary and ternary metal sulfides: synthesis methods and their application in energy conversion and storage devices

P Kulkarni, SK Nataraj, RG Balakrishna… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal sulfides, known as being analogous to metal oxides, have emerged as a new class of
materials for energy conversion and/or storage applications due to their low cost and high …

A review on advancements, challenges, and prospective of copper and non-copper based thin-film solar cells using facile spray pyrolysis technique

K Vijayan, SP Vijayachamundeeswari, K Sivaperuman… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

Pt‐free counter electrode for dye‐sensitized solar cells with high efficiency

S Yun, A Hagfeldt, T Ma - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted widespread attention in recent years as
potential cost‐effective alternatives to silicon‐based and thin‐film solar cells. Within typical …

Do** and alloying of kesterites

YE Romanyuk, SG Haass, S Giraldo… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Attempts to improve the efficiency of kesterite solar cells by changing the intrinsic
stoichiometry have not helped to boost the device efficiency beyond the current record of …

Efficient activation of persulfate decomposition by Cu2FeSnS4 nanomaterial for bisphenol A degradation: Kinetics, performance and mechanism studies

L Kong, G Fang, Y Chen, M **e, F Zhu, L Ma… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a flower-like Cu 2 FeSnS 4 (CFTS) nanomaterial was applied to the activation
of persulfate (PS) for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in model industrial wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Metal sulfide-based catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination

Z Wu, Z **ong, B Lai - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, metal sulfide has been proven to be a
promising ideal candidate for metal oxide catalysts and has been widely used in many …

Substitution of Zn in Earth‐Abundant Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 based thin film solar cells–A status review

MS Kumar, SP Madhusudanan, SK Batabyal - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) and Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) are the most promising
quaternary earth abundant photo-absorber materials for thin film solar cells, with reported …

Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Cu2NiSnS4: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study toward Photovoltaic Applications

S Rondiya, N Wadnerkar, Y Jadhav, S Jadkar… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Earth-abundant quaternary chalcogenides are promising candidate materials for thin-film
solar cells. Here we have synthesized Cu2NiSnS4 nanocrystals and thin films in a novel …

A solution approach to p-type Cu2FeSnS4 thin-films and pn-junction solar cells: role of electron selective materials on their performance

S Chatterjee, AJ Pal - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017 - Elsevier
We present formation of Cu 2 FeSnS 4 (CFTS) thin-films through successive ionic layer
adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. We have considered a range of chalcogenides as …

Recent advances in synthesis of Cu2FeSnS4 materials for solar cell applications: a review

SA Vanalakar, PS Patil, JH Kim - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2018 - Elsevier
The earth-abundant Cu based multinary chalcogenides have great interest in the field of
environmentally benign thin film solar cells. Recently, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 (CFTS), one of the …