The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

X Liu, Y Feng, H Cui, F Liu, X Hao… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells are attracting considerable attention in recent years, owing to the
reduced toxicity and greater abundance of their constituent elements. In this brief review, we …

Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies

F Liu, Q Zeng, J Li, X Hao, A Ho-Baillie, J Tang… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity for human utilization heavily relies on
the development of solar cells. Nowadays, a variety of high-performance solar cells are …

[HTML][HTML] High-efficiency, flexible CdTe solar cells on ultra-thin glass substrates

HP Mahabaduge, WL Rance, JM Burst… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Flexible, high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells can enable applications that take advantage of
high specific power, flexible form factors, lower installation and transportation costs. Here …

High-performance colloidal quantum dot photodiodes via suppressing interface defects

S Lu, P Liu, J Yang, S Liu, Y Yang, L Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
PbS colloidal quantum dot (CQD) infrared photodiodes have attracted wide attention due to
the prospect of develo** cost-effective infrared imaging technology. Presently, ZnO films …

Oxygenated CdS Buffer Layers Enabling High Open‐Circuit Voltages in Earth‐Abundant Cu2BaSnS4 Thin‐Film Solar Cells

J Ge, P Koirala, CR Grice, PJ Roland… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant Cu2BaSnS4 (CBTS) thin films exhibit a wide bandgap of 2.04–2.07 eV, a
high absorption coefficient> 104 cm− 1, and ap‐type conductivity, suitable as a top‐cell …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of substrate temperature on the properties of RF sputtered CdS thin films for solar cell applications

NK Das, J Chakrabartty, SFU Farhad, AKS Gupta… - Results in Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the effect of substrate temperature (25–300° C) on the structural, optical and
electrical properties of Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited onto glass substrate by …

Tailoring MgZnO/CdSeTe interfaces for photovoltaics

T Ablekim, C Perkins, X Zheng, C Reich… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mg x Zn 1-x O (MZO) shows great promise to replace CdS as a buffer layer in CdTe-based
solar cells. It is more transparent, and the MZO bandgap and electron density can be tuned …

The significance of bilayer window (CdS: O/CdS) on the performance of CdTe thin film solar cells

NK Das, SFU Farhad, AKS Gupta, EMKI Ahamed… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrathin and compact CdS: O/CdS bilayer window in CdTe solar cells has higher potential
for enhanced p-type do**, reduced Te diffusion, and improved power conversion …

Exploring window buffer layer technology to enhance CdTe solar cell performance

T Wang, S Ren, C Li, W Li, C Liu, J Zhang, L Wu, B Li… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The short-wavelength response for traditional CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells was
dramatically restricted by the CdS window layer. In order to increase short-wavelength light …

Interface Engineering via Sputtered Oxygenated CdS:O Window Layer for Highly Efficient Sb2Se3 Thin‐Film Solar Cells with Efficiency Above 7%

L Guo, B Zhang, S Ranjit, J Wall, S Saurav… - Solar …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antimony chalcogenide Sb2Se3 is an emerging photovoltaic absorber due to its appropriate
bandgap (≈ 1.1 eV), high absorption coefficient (> 105 cm− 1), suitable p‐type conductivity …