Status review and the future prospects of CZTS based solar cell–A novel approach on the device structure and material modeling for CZTS based photovoltaic device

M Ravindiran, C Praveenkumar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) based devices has become increasingly popular due to the
better efficiency with different architectures for various types of solar cells. The present work …

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 …

Numerical analysis of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1-x) 4 solar cells based on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry results by using SCAPS-1D

L Et-taya, T Ouslimane, A Benami - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Mixed chalcogenide CZTSSe with earth abundant elements, inexpensive, environmental-
friendly and impressive photovoltaic performance is a promising absorber material for …

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 …

Kësterite thin films for photovoltaics: a review

S Delbos - EPJ Photovoltaics, 2012 - epjpv.epj.org
In the years to come, electricity production is bound to increase, and Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTS) compounds, due to their suitability to thin-film solar cells, could be a means to fulfill …

A review on development prospect of CZTS based thin film solar cells

X Song, X Ji, M Li, W Lin, X Luo… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2ZnSnS4 is considered as the ideal absorption layer material in next generation thin film
solar cells due to the abundant component elements in the crust being nontoxic and …

A comparative study of different buffer layers for CZTS solar cell using Scaps-1D simulation program

F Belarbi, W Rahal, D Rached, M Adnane - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we have optimized a CZTS-based solar cell using solar cell capacitance
simulator (SCAPS-1D). We particularly focused on replacing the buffer layer, which is …

Performance improvement of CZTS-based hybrid solar cell with double hole transport layer using extensive simulation

S Bhattarai, MK Hossain, J Madan, R Pandey… - Journal of Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The extensive outcomes of the specific modeling method for hybrid photovoltaic solar cells
at the illumination condition of AM 1.5 G spectrum are shown in this simulation work. This …

A review of CZTS thin film solar cell technology

MF Islam, NM Yatim, MA Hashim - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - semarakilmu.com.my
Abstract Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) solar cells have recently attracted attention as a
potential low-cost earth abundant replacement for CIGS cells. This is due to their …