Ge-alloyed kesterite thin-film solar cells: previous investigations and current status–a comprehensive review

R Scaffidi, G Birant, G Brammertz, J de Wild… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The incorporation of Ge into kesterite thin-film absorbers for photovoltaic (PV) applications is
thoroughly reviewed. Kesterite materials constitute a promising and critical raw material-free …

A comprehensive review on the recent strategy of cation substitution in CZTS (Se) thin films to achieve highly efficient kesterite solar cells

M Kangsabanik, RN Gayen - Solar RRL, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and selenized CZTS (CZTSSe) are the most potential
replacements of Cu (InxGa1− x) Se2 as absorber layers in thin‐film solar cells, aligning with …

Structural, optoelectrical, linear, and nonlinear optical characterizations of the Cu2ZnGeSe4 thin films

IM El Radaf - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2020 - Springer
Good quality copper zinc germanium selenide (Cu 2 ZnGeSe 4) thin films were grown via
thermal evaporation procedure with different thicknesses (261, 379, and 486 nm). The …

Physical routes for the synthesis of kesterite

T Ratz, G Brammertz, R Caballero, M León… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper provides an overview of the physical vapor technologies used to synthesize Cu 2
ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin films as absorber layers for photovoltaic applications. Through the years …

Insights from Experiment and Theory on Peculiarities of the Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of the Tl2HgGeSe4 Crystal

TV Vu, O Khyzhun, GL Myronchuk… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tl2HgGeSe4 crystal was successfully, for the first time, synthesized by the Bridgman–
Stockbarger technology, and its electronic structure and peculiarities of optical constants …

Synthesis, structure, linear and nonlinear optical properties of noncentrosymmetric quaternary diamond-like semiconductors, Cu2ZnGeSe4 (CZGSe) and the novel …

CW Sinagra III, FO Saouma, CO Otieno… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, two quaternary diamond-like semiconductors (DLSs) in the Cu-Zn-Ge-Se
system, the known Cu 2 ZnGeSe 4 (also referred to as CZGSe) and the new Cu 4 ZnGe 2 Se …

7.6% CZGSe solar cells thanks to optimized CdS chemical bath deposition

L Choubrac, G Brammertz, N Barreau… - … status solidi (a), 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, CdS chemical bath deposition is investigated to improve the performance of
thin film solar cell based on Cu2ZnGeSe4/CdS heterojunction. The influence of both the …

KCN Chemical Etch for Interface Engineering in Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells

M Buffiere, G Brammertz, S Sahayaraj… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The removal of secondary phases from the surface of the kesterite crystals is one of the
major challenges to improve the performances of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin film …

High‐performance low bandgap thin film solar cells for tandem applications

H Elanzeery, F Babbe, M Melchiorre… - Progress in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thin film tandem solar cells provide a promising approach to achieve high efficiencies.
These tandem cells require at least a bottom low bandgap and an upper high bandgap solar …

Facile solvothermal synthesis of Cu2ZnSn1-xGexS4 nanocrystals: Effect of Ge content on optical and electrical properties

D Mora-Herrera, M Pal, F Paraguay-Delgado - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled incorporation of extrinsic elements in Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) matrix has been
proven to be a successful approach to improve the device efficiency of kesterite solar cells …