A critical review on the progress of kesterite solar cells: Current strategies and insights

A Wang, M He, MA Green, K Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) with earth‐abundant and environmental‐
benign constituents has been regarded as a promising solar energy harvesting material for …

Nanostructured Metal Sulfides: Classification, Modification Strategy, and Solar‐Driven CO2 Reduction Application

J Wang, S Lin, N Tian, T Ma, Y Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven conversion of CO2 into high value‐added fuels is expected to be an
environmental‐friendly and sustainable approach for relieving the greenhouse gas effect …

Charge Separation Enhancement Enables Record Photocurrent Density in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Photocathodes for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production

G Liang, Z Li, M Ishaq, Z Zheng, Z Su… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising light absorbing semiconductor for solar
energy conversion in photovoltaic cells and photo‐electrochemical (PEC) water‐splitting …

Unveiling the selenization reaction mechanisms in ambient air‐processed highly efficient kesterite solar cells

Z Yu, C Li, S Chen, Z Zheng, P Fan, Y Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The selenization annealing process is vital for highly efficient kesterite solar cells. Generally,
SnS is added during the selenization process, but excessive S and related defects are …

Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

From lead halide perovskites to lead‐free metal halide perovskites and perovskite derivatives

Z **ao, Z Song, Y Yan - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the exciting progress on power conversion efficiencies, the commercialization of the
emerging lead (Pb) halide perovskite solar cell technology still faces significant challenges …

Unveiling microscopic carrier loss mechanisms in 12% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells

J Li, J Huang, F Ma, H Sun, J Cong, K Privat… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding carrier loss mechanisms at microscopic regions is imperative for the
development of high-performance polycrystalline inorganic thin-film solar cells. Despite the …

Ge bidirectional diffusion to simultaneously engineer back interface and bulk defects in the absorber for efficient CZTSSe solar cells

J Wang, J Zhou, X Xu, F Meng, C **ang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aiming at a large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit in Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar
cells, a new and effective strategy to simultaneously regulate the back interface and restrain …

Device Postannealing Enabling over 12% Efficient Solution‐Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells with Cd2+ Substitution

Z Su, G Liang, P Fan, J Luo, Z Zheng, Z **e… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 is a promising photovoltaic material containing low‐cost,
earth‐abundant, and stable semiconductor elements. However, the highest power …

Identifying the origin of the V oc deficit of kesterite solar cells from the two grain growth mechanisms induced by Sn 2+ and Sn 4+ precursors in DMSO solution

Y Gong, Y Zhang, Q Zhu, Y Zhou, R Qiu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells fabricated from DMSO molecular solutions exhibit
very different open circuit voltage (Voc) when the tin precursor has a different oxidation state …