A critical review on the progress of kesterite solar cells: Current strategies and insights

A Wang, M He, MA Green, K Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) with earth‐abundant and environmental‐
benign constituents has been regarded as a promising solar energy harvesting material for …

Photovoltaic/photo-electrocatalysis integration for green hydrogen: A review

P Chatterjee, MSK Ambati, AK Chakraborty… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The Sun is an inexhaustible source of renewable energy, although under-utilized due to its
intermittent nature. Hydrogen fuel is another clean, storable, and renewable energy as it can …

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 …

Manufacture of different oxides with high uniformity for copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) based solar cells

KE Koné, A Bouich, BM Soucase, D Soro - Journal of Molecular Graphics …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Herein, we investigate different oxides layers: Zinc Oxide (ZnO), Nickel Oxide (NiO),
Titanium Oxide (TiO 2), and Copper Oxide (CuO), which are effective materials for Copper …

Synergistic effect of Mn on bandgap fluctuations and surface electrical characteristics in Ag-based Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

Y Qi, X Zhao, Y Liu, D Kou, W Zhou, Z Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 photovoltaic devices, the exceptionally high density of 2CuZn+ SnZn
donor defects may induce bandgap fluctuations and thus limit Voc and PCE enhancement …

Efficiency enhancement of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells by addition a CuSe intermediate layer between Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 and Mo electrode

JY Zhang, B Yao, Z Ding, Y Li, T Wang, C Wang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A CuSe intermediate layer (IL) is prepared between CZTSSe and Mo electrode to decay the
carrier recombination on the rear surface of the CZTSSe absorber. The power conversion …

Nanoscale Rear-Interface Passivation in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells through the CuAlO2 Intermediate Layer

KS Gour, V Karade, JS Jang, E Jo… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The present work demonstrates that the addition of p-type CuAlO2 (CAO) as an intermediate
layer between molybdenum (Mo) and the absorber rear interface efficiently improves the …

Atmospheric pressure plasma engineered superhydrophilic CuO surfaces with enhanced catalytic activities

A Dey, G Chandrabose, P Ghosh, LAO Damptey… - Applied Surface …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cupric oxide (CuO) thin film has found widespread application as a low-cost, earth-
abundant material for electro and photo catalytic applications. High surface wettability is a …

Performance Degradation in Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells Based on Different Oxidation States of Copper Salts

J Zhang, B Yao, Z Ding, Y Li - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The performance stability of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells is one of the key issues
for its commercialization. Currently, Cu+ and Cu2+ salts have been successfully used to …

Improvement of Photovoltaic Performance of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells by Modification of Back Electrode Interface with Amorphous Boron Nitride

T Wang, B Yao, Y Li, Z Ding, J Zhang… - Advanced Materials …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
An amorphous boron nitride (aBN) layer is inserted between Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)
films and Mo back electrode of CZTSSe solar cell by magnetron sputtering to mitigate the …