Strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells

M Kumar, A Dubey, N Adhikari… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth abundant kesterite copper-zinc-tin-sulfide–selenide (CZTS–Se) is considered as cost-
effective material for next generation solar cells. However, current CZTS–Se solar cells have …

Defect engineering in multinary earth‐abundant chalcogenide photovoltaic materials

D Shin, B Saparov, DB Mitzi - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of zinc‐blende‐related chalcogenide absorbers such as CdTe and Cu (In, Ga)
Se2 (CIGSe) has enabled remarkable advancement in laboratory‐and commercial‐scale …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

X Liu, Y Feng, H Cui, F Liu, X Hao… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells are attracting considerable attention in recent years, owing to the
reduced toxicity and greater abundance of their constituent elements. In this brief review, we …

Cation substitution in earth‐abundant kesterite photovoltaic materials

J Li, D Wang, X Li, Y Zeng, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As a promising candidate for low‐cost and environmentally friendly thin‐film photovoltaics,
the emerging kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have experienced …

Engineering solar cell absorbers by exploring the band alignment and defect disparity: the case of Cu‐and Ag‐based kesterite compounds

ZK Yuan, S Chen, H **ang, XG Gong… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The development of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin‐film solar cells is currently hindered by
the large deficit of open‐circuit voltage (Voc), which results from the easy formation of CuZn …

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 …

Kesterites—a challenging material for solar cells

S Siebentritt, S Schorr - Progress in photovoltaics: Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Kesterite materials (Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4) are made from non‐toxic, earth‐
abundant and low‐cost raw materials. We summarise here the structural and electronic …

The state and future prospects of kesterite photovoltaics

A Polizzotti, IL Repins, R Noufi, SH Wei… - Energy & Environmental …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A recent meeting of experts in kesterite, chalcopyrite, and related thin-film solar cell devices;
characterization; and modeling from industry, academia, and national labs identified high …

[HTML][HTML] On the origin of band-tails in kesterite

G Rey, G Larramona, S Bourdais, C Choné… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1− x) 4 is an attractive earth-abundant material for low-
cost thin film photovoltaics with the capability to achieve power production in the terawatt …