The path towards a high-performance solution-processed kesterite solar cell

DB Mitzi, O Gunawan, TK Todorov, K Wang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the promise of thin-film Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe) chalcopyrite and CdTe
photovoltaic technologies with respect to reducing cost per watt of solar energy conversion …

CZTS based thin film solar cells: a status review

MP Suryawanshi, GL Agawane, SM Bhosale… - Materials …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Today's thin film photovoltaic technologies comprising CuInS2 (CIS), CuInGaSe2 (CIGS)
and CdTe rely on elements that are costly and rare in the earth's crust (eg In, Ga, Te) and are …

A review on pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films for solar cell applications

SA Vanalakar, GL Agawane, SW Shin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4; commonly abbreviated as CZTS is a promising material for low cost thin film
solar cells, because of its suitable band gap energy of around 1.5 eV and large absorption …

Nontoxic and earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells: A review on high throughput processed methods

S Chander, SK Tripathi, I Kaur, AK De - Materials Today Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics is one of the most well-known sustainable technologies to supply all of the
world's energy needs due to its enduring nature and lack of pollution. CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si …

Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications

N Ali, A Hussain, R Ahmed, MK Wang, C Zhao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in photovoltaic devices based on nanostructured
materials and film designs, focusing on cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper zinc tin sulfide …

Studies on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) absorber layer using different stacking orders in precursor thin films

SW Shin, SM Pawar, CY Park, JH Yun, JH Moon… - Solar energy materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were deposited by sputtering on glass substrates using
stacked precursors. The stacked precursor thin films were prepared from Cu, SnS2 and ZnS …

Routes to copper zinc tin sulfide Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 a potential material for solar cells

K Ramasamy, MA Malik, P O'Brien - Chemical communications, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Power generation through photovoltaics (PV) has been growing at an average rate of 40%
per year over the last decade; but has largely been fuelled by conventional Si-based …

In situ growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films by reactive magnetron co-sputtering

F Liu, Y Li, K Zhang, B Wang, C Yan, Y Lai… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2010 - Elsevier
High-quality Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were first in situ grown by a reactive magnetron
co-sputtering technique. Raman examination and XRD analysis indicate that the grown film …

Structure, composition and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition method

L Sun, J He, H Kong, F Yue, P Yang, J Chu - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Polycrystalline Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films have been directly deposited on heating Mo-
coated glass substrates by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) method. The results of energy …

Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Cu2ZnSnS4

H Wang - International journal of Photoenergy, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The research in thin film solar cells has been dominated by light absorber materials based
on CdTe and Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) in the last several decades. The concerns of …