Perovskite tandem solar cells: from fundamentals to commercial deployment

H Li, W Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Multi-junction (tandem) solar cells (TSCs) consisting of multiple light absorbers with
considerably different band gaps show great potential in breaking the Shockley–Queisser (S …

Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

Control of the phase evolution of kesterite by tuning of the selenium partial pressure for solar cells with 13.8% certified efficiency

J Zhou, X Xu, H Wu, J Wang, L Lou, K Yin, Y Gong… - Nature Energy, 2023‏ - nature.com
The control of the phase evolution during the selenization of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) is crucial for efficient solar cells. Here, we regulate the phase-evolution kinetics of …

Regulating crystal growth via organic lithium salt additive for efficient Kesterite solar cells

J Zhou, X Xu, B Duan, H Wu, J Shi, Y Luo, D Li, Q Meng - Nano Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Alkali metal do**, typically Li+ do**, is beneficial for CZTSSe solar cells. Herein, aiming
at the low solubility of conventional LiF which is hard to directly introduce into the precursor …

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 of interface band bending and defects elimination via a Ag-graded active layer for efficient (Cu, Ag) 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells

YF Qi, DX Kou, WH Zhou, ZJ Zhou, QW Tian… - Energy & …, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Although the substitution of Cu by Ag to suppress CuZn defects offers several advantages in
overcoming the large open-circuit voltage (Voc) deficit for Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) …

Strategic review of interface carrier recombination in earth abundant Cu–Zn–Sn–S–Se solar cells: current challenges and future prospects

K Kaur, N Kumar, M Kumar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Earth abundant Cu–Zn–Sn–S–Se (CZTSSe) is considered as a promising material for large
area and cost effective solar energy harvesting. The current efficiency of CZTSSe champion …

Defect Engineering in Earth‐Abundant Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Photovoltaic Materials via Ga3+‐Do** for over 12% Efficient Solar Cells

Y Du, S Wang, Q Tian, Y Zhao, X Chang… - Advanced functional …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The efficiency of earth‐abundant Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells is considerably
lower than the Shockley–Queisser limit. One of the main reasons for this is the presence of …

Hyperactive selenium source yields kesterite solar cells with 12.86% efficiency

M Wang, H Geng, J Zhu, Y Cui, S Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
One of the main issues that limits the efficiency of kesterite solar cells is the low diffusion and
chemical activity of selenium clusters. Here, this work proposes a simple and effective pre …

Defects passivation by solution-processed titanium do** strategy towards high efficiency kesterite solar cells

U Farooq, UA Shah, M Ishaq, JG Hu, S Ahmed… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The performance of kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films solar cells is limited
mainly because of the two technical bottlenecks, including multilayer crystallization in non …