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 …

Progress and prospects of CZTSSe/CdS interface engineering to combat high open-circuit voltage deficit of kesterite photovoltaics: a critical review

K Kaur, M Kumar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
CZTSSe solar cells are considered to be potential and cost-effective alternative solutions to
mature photovoltaic technology for meeting future energy demands. However, the current …

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 …

Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies

F Liu, Q Zeng, J Li, X Hao, A Ho-Baillie, J Tang… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity for human utilization heavily relies on
the development of solar cells. Nowadays, a variety of high-performance solar cells are …

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 …

Cd-Free Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cell with an efficiency greater than 10% enabled by Al 2 O 3 passivation layers

X Cui, K Sun, J Huang, JS Yun, CY Lee… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Environmentally friendly earth-abundant Cd-free Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells have
recently achieved increasing power conversion efficiency by using ZnSnO as the buffer …

Recent advances in materials design using atomic layer deposition for energy applications

B Gupta, MA Hossain, A Riaz, A Sharma… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The design and development of materials at the nanoscale has enabled efficient, cutting‐
edge renewable energy storage, and conversion devices such as solar cells, water splitting …

A progress review on the modification of CZTS (e)-based thin-film solar cells

HS Nugroho, G Refantero, NLW Septiani… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for energy in recent decades due to rapid industrial and population
growth has resulted in a heavy dependence on non-renewable energy which leads to …

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 …

Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells for Single‐Junction and Tandem Photovoltaic Applications

C Qian, K Sun, J Cong, H Cai, J Huang, C Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thin‐film solar cells are expected to play a significant role in the space industry, building
integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), indoor applications, and tandem solar cells, where bifaciality …