Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

Why are kesterite solar cells not 20% efficient?

S Siebentritt - Thin solid films, 2013 - Elsevier
Although kesterite solar cells show the same range of band gaps as the related
chalcopyrites, their efficiencies have so far reached only 10%, compared with 20% for the …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

Chemical composition dependence of morphological and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films deposited by sol–gel sulfurization and Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar …

K Tanaka, Y Fukui, N Moritake, H Uchiki - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2011 - Elsevier
The properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films deposited by sol–gel sulfurization were
investigated as a function of the chemical composition of the sol–gel solutions used. The …

Determination of band gap energy (Eg) of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films: On the discrepancies of reported band gap values

SJ Ahn, S Jung, J Gwak, A Cho, K Shin, K Yoon… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate experimental data to elucidate the reason for the discrepancies of reported
band gap energy (E g) of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) thin films, ie, 1.0 or 1.5 eV. E g of the …

A non-toxic, solution-processed, earth abundant absorbing layer for thin-film solar cells

K Woo, Y Kim, J Moon - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper zinc tin sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS) has attracted significant attention in the past few
years as a next generation absorber material for the production of thin film solar cells on …

CZTS stoichiometry effects on the band gap energy

C Malerba, F Biccari, CLA Ricardo, M Valentini… - Journal of alloys and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The considerable spread of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) optical properties reported in the literature
is discussed in terms of material stoichiometry. To this purpose, kesterite thin films were …

Influence of precursor sulfur content on film formation and compositional changes in Cu2ZnSnS4 films and solar cells

C Platzer-Björkman, J Scragg… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films are made using sulfurisation of co-sputtered metallic and
sulfur-containing precursor films. The CZTS grain size is larger for metallic precursors than …

The vibrational properties study of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals by using polarization dependent Raman spectroscopy

D Dumcenco, YS Huang - Optical Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
This work reports a study of the vibrational properties of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) single
crystals by using polarization-dependent Raman scattering measurements. The CZTS …

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Sustainable Ternary and Quaternary Nanostructured Cu2SnS3, Cu2ZnSnS4, and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Chalcogenides for …

H Nautiyal, K Lohani, B Mukherjee, E Isotta… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copper-based chalcogenides have emerged as promising thermoelectric materials due to
their high thermoelectric performance, tunable transport properties, earth abundance and …