[HTML][HTML] Electrodeposition fabrication of chalcogenide thin films for photovoltaic applications

S Saha, M Johnson, F Altayaran, Y Wang, D Wang… - Electrochem, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrodeposition, which features low cost, easy scale-up, good control in the composition
and great flexible substrate compatibility, is a favorable technique for producing thin films …

Pt/In2S3/CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film as an Efficient and Stable Photocathode for Water Reduction under Sunlight Radiation

F Jiang, Gunawan, T Harada, Y Kuang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
An electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) compact thin film modified with an In2S3/CdS
double layer and Pt deposits (Pt/In2S3/CdS/CZTS) was used as a photocathode for water …

Electrodeposition of kesterite thin films for photovoltaic applications: Quo vadis?

D Colombara, A Crossay, L Vauche… - … status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims at providing an updated overview of the main achievements in the
development of solar cells based on Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTS (Se)) kesterite absorbers …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizations of extrinsically doped CZTS thin films for solar cell absorbers fabricated by sol-gel spin coating method

AKS Gupta, SFU Farhad, MS Habib, MR Hossan… - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) based thin films, copper zinc antisite (Cu Zn) represents the
major p-type acceptor defect with low formation energy. This antisite can create defect …

Co-electrodeposited Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin-film solar cells with over 7% efficiency fabricated via fine-tuning of the Zn content in absorber layers

J Tao, L Chen, H Cao, C Zhang, J Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple and cost-effective co-electrodeposition process has been demonstrated to fabricate
high-performance Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic materials with composition tunability …

Reconstructing the energy band electronic structure of pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films intended for solar cell absorber applications

R Pandiyan, ZO Elhmaidi, Z Sekkat, M Abd-lefdil… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
We report here on the use of pulsed KrF-laser deposition (PLD) technique for the growth of
high-quality Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films onto Si, and glass substrates without resorting …

A sputtered CdS buffer layer for co-electrodeposited Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cells with 6.6% efficiency

J Tao, K Zhang, C Zhang, L Chen, H Cao… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with thicknesses ranging from 0.35 to 1.85 μm and micron-sized
grains (0.5–1.5 μm) were synthesized using co-electrodeposited Cu–Zn–Sn–S precursors …

Effect of series and shunt resistance on the photovoltaic properties of solution-processed zinc oxide nanowire based CZTS solar cell in superstrate configuration

RN Gayen, T Chakrabarti - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
Here we report the chemical synthesis of a hetero-junction solar cell in superstrate
configuration using nanocrystalline p-type Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) as absorber layer, vertically …

Influence of sulfurization pressure on Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films and solar cells prepared by sulfurization of metallic precursors

J He, L Sun, Y Chen, J Jiang, P Yang, J Chu - Journal of Power Sources, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of sulfurization pressure on composition, morphology and microstructure of
kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films obtained by sulfurization of the metallic layers have …

Single step electrochemical deposition for the fabrication of CZTS kesterite thin films for solar cells

YH Khattak, F Baig, H Toura, I Harabi, S Beg… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
The high absorption coefficient and direct optical band gap of a kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4
(CZTS) makes it very promising absorber material in the manufacturing of high efficiency …