Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Nonradiative recombination in perovskite solar cells: the role of interfaces

CM Wolff, P Caprioglio, M Stolterfoht… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite solar cells combine high carrier mobilities with long carrier lifetimes and high
radiative efficiencies. Despite this, full devices suffer from significant nonradiative …

Identifying the origin of the V oc deficit of kesterite solar cells from the two grain growth mechanisms induced by Sn 2+ and Sn 4+ precursors in DMSO solution

Y Gong, Y Zhang, Q Zhu, Y Zhou, R Qiu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells fabricated from DMSO molecular solutions exhibit
very different open circuit voltage (Voc) when the tin precursor has a different oxidation state …

Chalcogenide perovskites: tantalizing prospects, challenging materials

KV Sopiha, C Comparotto, JA Márquez… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chalcogenide perovskites have recently emerged into the spotlight as highly robust, earth
abundant, and nontoxic candidates for various energy conversion applications, not least …

Band-gap-graded Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 drives highly efficient solar cells

H Guo, R Meng, G Wang, S Wang, L Wu, J Li… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fabrication of highly efficient solar cells is critical for photovoltaic applications. A bandgap-
graded absorber layer can not only drive efficient carrier collection but also improve the light …

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 …

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 …

Defect Control for 12.5% Efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells by Engineering of Local Chemical Environment

J Li, Y Huang, J Huang, G Liang, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite‐based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 semiconductors are emerging as promising
materials for low‐cost, environment‐benign, and high‐efficiency thin‐film photovoltaics …

Upper limit to the photovoltaic efficiency of imperfect crystals from first principles

S Kim, JA Márquez, T Unold, A Walsh - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The Shockley–Queisser (SQ) limit provides a convenient metric for predicting light-to-
electricity conversion efficiency of a solar cell based on the band gap of the light-absorbing …

12.84% Efficiency flexible kesterite solar cells by heterojunction interface regulation

X Xu, J Zhou, K Yin, J Wang, L Lou, D Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their environmental friendliness, low cost, and versatility in applications, flexible
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have garnered significant attention in recent years …