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 …

Critical review on sputter-deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based thin film photovoltaic technology focusing on device architecture and absorber quality on the solar cells …

S Zhuk, A Kushwaha, TKS Wong… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin film photovoltaic Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (copper zinc tin sulfide or CZTS) is one of the
most promising sustainable solar cell absorber material. The CZTS absorber layer …

On the formation mechanisms of Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnS4 films prepared by sulfurization of metallic stacks

A Fairbrother, X Fontané, V Izquierdo-Roca… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
The future development of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) as an alternative absorber for low cost and
high efficiency thin film photovoltaic modules depends strongly on the understanding and …

Insights into interface and bulk defects in a high efficiency kesterite-based device

R Fonoll-Rubio, J Andrade-Arvizu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This work provides a detailed analysis of a high efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 device using a
combination of advanced electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. In particular, a …

Quantitative determination of optical and recombination losses in thin-film photovoltaic devices based on external quantum efficiency analysis

A Nakane, H Tampo, M Tamakoshi… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In develo** photovoltaic devices with high efficiencies, quantitative determination of the
carrier loss is crucial. In conventional solar-cell characterization techniques, however …

CZTS‐based materials and interfaces and their effects on the performance of thin film solar cells

TJ Huang, X Yin, G Qi, H Gong - physica status solidi (RRL) …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and its related materials such as Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) and Cu2ZnSn
(S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) have attracted considerable attention as an absorber material for thin …

A critical review on rational composition engineering in kesterite photovoltaic devices: self-regulation and mutual synergy

J Guo, J Ao, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Composition engineering has been one of the most crucial strategies to match well with both
bulk and heterojunction interfaces of absorbers in kesterite-based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 …

Band-gap-graded Cu2ZnSn(S1-x,Sex)4 Solar Cells Fabricated by an Ethanol-based, Particulate Precursor Ink Route

K Woo, Y Kim, W Yang, K Kim, I Kim, Y Oh, JY Kim… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Solution processing of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn (S1-x, Sex) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber materials
is an attractive research area in the economical and large-scale deployment of …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced interface recombination in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with atomic layer deposition Zn1− xSnxOy buffer layers

C Platzer-Björkman, C Frisk, JK Larsen… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) solar cells typically include a CdS buffer layer in between the CZTS
and ZnO front contact. For sulfide CZTS, with a bandgap around 1.5 eV, the band alignment …

Path towards high-efficient kesterite solar cells

D Wang, W Zhao, Y Zhang, SF Liu - Journal of energy chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite structure semiconductor Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 is one of the most promising
candidate as a light absorber material to overtake the next generation of thin film solar cells …