Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

Enhancing the value of environment-friendly CZTS compound for next generation photovoltaic device: a review

T Amrillah - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is considered a solar cell material alternative to CuInGaSe 2
(CIGS); they have almost the same performance; except for power conversion efficiency …

A band-gap-graded CZTSSe solar cell with 12.3% efficiency

KJ Yang, DH Son, SJ Sung, JH Sim, YI Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has attracted attention as an alternative to
CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) as an absorber material in solar cells, its low efficiency is a serious …

A review on pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films for solar cell applications

SA Vanalakar, GL Agawane, SW Shin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4; commonly abbreviated as CZTS is a promising material for low cost thin film
solar cells, because of its suitable band gap energy of around 1.5 eV and large absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Recent development in earth-abundant kesterite materials and their applications

AS Nazligul, M Wang, KL Choy - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has attracted attention as an earth-abundant alternative to
commercially successful CIGS solar cells. CZTS exhibits decent optoelectrical properties …

Dependence of CZTS thin film properties and photovoltaic performance on heating rate and sulfurization time

MA Olgar, S Erkan, R Zan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, effect of heating rate and sulfurization time on the properties of CZTS thin films
and their photovoltaic performances was investigated. CZTS layers were prepared by a two …

MCX: a Synchrotron Radiation Beamline for X‐ray Diffraction Line Profile Analysis

L Rebuffi, JR Plaisier, M Abdellatief… - Zeitschrift für …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of modern methods for X‐ray diffraction Line Profile Analysis can be fully
exploited with data collected at synchrotron radiation beamlines, provided that optics and …

Comparison of theoretical and experimental results for band-gap-graded CZTSSe solar cell

M Minbashi, MK Omrani, N Memarian, DH Kim - Current Applied Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
The simulation of CZTSSe solar cells is presented in this paper. The simulation results are in
reasonable agreement with the experimental data, indicating the reliability of simulation …

All solution processed superstrate type Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell: effect of absorber layer thickness

A Tumbul, F Aslan, A Göktaş, IH Mutlu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, superstrate-type ITO/TiO 2/In 2 S 3/C 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film solar cells were
investigated. We obtained thin film solar cells by using the facile, vacuum-free solution …

The effect of ZnS segregation on Zn-rich CZTS thin film solar cells

W Li, J Chen, C Yan, X Hao - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of ZnS segregation behaviour and its influence on the device performance
has been made on the Zn-rich Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film solar cells. Cross-sectional …