Current Status and Future Prospects of Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) Thin Film Solar Cells Prepared via Electrochemical Deposition

SK Hwang, JH Yoon, JY Kim - ChemElectroChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin‐film solar cells using the
electrochemical deposition (ED), which is valued for its industrial feasibility, offers a cost …

A New Strategy of Coupling Pyroelectric and Piezoelectric Effects for Photoresponse Enhancement of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Heterojunction Photodetector

J Liu, Z Liang, J Chen, S Wang, C Pan… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pyro/piezoelectric effects are thought as essential ways to modulate photoresponses of
optoelectronic devices, but the pyro/piezoelectric materials usually function as photoactive …

16.48% efficient solution-processed CIGS solar cells with crystal growth and defects engineering enabled by Ag do** strategy

M Xu, S Yan, T Liang, J Jia, S Yuan, D Kou… - Journal of Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Solution-processed Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells suffer from serious carrier
recombination and power conversion efficiency (PCE) loss because of the poor film …

Engineering the charge extraction and trap states of Sb2S3 solar cells

Y Qi, Y Li, Q Lin - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3) as a binary chalcogenide has emerged as a promising
candidate for next-generation thin-film photovoltaics. Although breakthroughs have been …

Silver-assisted optimization of band gap gradient structure of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells via SCAPS

Y Zhang, L Shi, Z Wang, H Dai, Z Hu, S Zhou, H Chen… - Solar energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, silver (Ag) substitution for copper (Cu) into Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) films has
attracted widespread attention due to the lower synthesis temperature and the enlarge band …

Reforming material chemistry of CIGS solar cells via a precise Ag do** strategy

J Hwang, HK Park, D Shin, I Jung, I Hwang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The slowing pace of improvement in traditional inorganic material-based solar cells requires
innovation in device configurations and materials engineering. In this study, a small amount …

Expanding the Notch Region by Adjusting the Copper Growth Profile for High-Efficiency Flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

H Yan, W Wang, J Luo, Z Chi, J Gong… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Flexible CIGS solar cells, with their adjustable band gap for future flexible tandem solar cells
and flexibility for roll-to-roll manufacturing, have the potential to be used in a wide range of …

Band Gap Engineering in Quadruple-Layered Sillén–Aurivillius Perovskite Oxychlorides Bi7Fe2Ti2O17X (X = Cl, Br, I) for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

J Chen, Y Gu, S Xu, Y Zhang, Z Zhang, L Shi, Z Mu… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Develo** efficient photocatalyst for the photoreduction of CO2 and degradation of organic
pollutants is an effective alternative to address increasingly serious energy problems and …

Analysis of the mechanism for enhanced crystalline quality of wide-bandgap Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 films by pre-deposited Ag

Y Yao, Y Liu, J Ma, X Yang, H Meng, F Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Wide-bandgap Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells show prospective utility for both single-
junction and tandem solar cell applications. However, poor absorber layer quality and …

Simulation analysis of Cd-free Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells with novel BiOX (X= Cl, Br) buffer layers

Y Zhang, S Xu, Z Mu, K Liu, J Chen, C Zhou, Y Yao… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, cadmium sulfide (CdS) or zinc oxysulfide (Zn (O, S)) are the traditional buffer
layer of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells. However, these buffer layers contain several …