Recent progress in CZTS (CuZnSn sulfide) thin-film solar cells: a review

R Paul, S Shukla, TR Lenka, FA Talukdar… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
In the renewable energy sector, solar energy has emerged as a very abundant resource,
which has its implementation from very large-scale industries to household uses. The market …

A review on growth optimization of spray pyrolyzed Cu2ZnSnS4 chalcogenide absorber thin film

KV Gunavathy, K Tamilarasan… - … Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The progress of solar cell technology in the development of clean and economic quaternary
compound copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)‐based absorber thin films using the spray …

Synthesis of tin monosulfide SnS thin films via spray pyrolysis method based on Taguchi design for solar absorber

Y Nouri, B Hartiti, H Labrim, A Ziti, A Belfhaili, A Batan… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of controlled conditions on the optical properties of tin monosulfide
(SnS) thin films was successfully investigated by the chemistry spray pyrolysis deposition …

Electrodeposition of Cu 2 NiSnS 4 absorber layer on FTO substrate for solar cell applications

OA Layachi, H Hrir, A Boudouma, L Atourki, S Azmi… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Potentiostatic and in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements
were recorded to study the nucleation and growth mechanisms of electrodeposited …

[HTML][HTML] Investigations of the structural, optoelectronic and band alignment properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 prepared by hot-injection method towards low-cost photovoltaic …

BR Bade, SR Rondiya, YA Jadhav, MM Kamble… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 is a promising, versatile and inexpensive quaternary semiconductor with
suitable optoelectronic properties for solar energy conversion. In this work, we report the …

Salutary impact of spontaneous oxidation in CH3NH3SnI3 on CZTS-based solar cell

SS Bagade, PK Patel - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
From the time of discovery, CH3NH3SnI3 has been a promising candidate in photovoltaics
due to its outstanding optoelectronic properties. However, stabilization was not easy to …

The charm of entwining two major competitors CZTS & CH3NH3SnI3 to feasibly explore photovoltaic world beyond Shockley–Queisser limit

SS Bagade, MM Malik, PK Patel - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
Many studies have reported CH 3 NH 3 SnI 3-based solar cell having CZTS as hole
transporter. In this paper, we have presented for the first time, an intensive analysis on CZTS …

Strain effects on the electronic, optical and electrical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4: DFT study

S Kahlaoui, B Belhorma, H Labrim, M Boujnah… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Based on the density functional theory and Boltzmann transport theory, we investigated
electronic, electrical and optical properties of Kesterite CZTS under different strain …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of substrate temperature and thickness on structural and optical properties of CZTS nanostructures thin films

ZT Khodair, NA Bakr, AM Hassan… - Journal of Ovonic …, 2019 - chalcogen.ro
Copper zinc tin sulphide (Cu2ZnSnS4) thin film is a promising and low-cost film for solar
cells [1]. Cu2ZnSnS4 is a semiconductor material with a direct energy band gap, and The …

Insights into the replacement of FA by Cs in FAPbI3− xClx thin film fabricated in atmospheric conditions: Inspection of solar cell and photocatalytic performances

M Kamruzzaman, MF Hossain, HN Das… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite remarkable advances of perovskite materials, the stability issue hurdles in the path
of commercial deployment of perovskite solar cell and optoelectronics devices. To overcome …