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 …

A progress review on the modification of CZTS (e)-based thin-film solar cells

HS Nugroho, G Refantero, NLW Septiani… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increasing demand for energy in recent decades due to rapid industrial and population
growth has resulted in a heavy dependence on non-renewable energy which leads to …

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 …

Review on bandgap engineering in metal-chalcogenide absorber layer via grading: a trend in thin-film solar cells

I Sharma, PS Pawar, RK Yadav, R Nandi, J Heo - Solar Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bandgap engineering in p–n junction-based thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) is a fascinating
research area for enhancing device performance. The present review addresses the effect of …

Simulation of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells in COMSOL: Three-dimensional optical, electrical, and thermal models

S Zandi, P Saxena, M Razaghi… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Cu 2 ZnSnS x Se 4-x (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells have attracted the attention of
researchers due to its earth-abundant composition containing Copper, Zinc, Tin and Sulfur …

Rear band gap grading strategies on Sn–Ge-alloyed kesterite solar cells

J Andrade-Arvizu, R Fonoll-Rubio… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Kesterite solar cells are at a crossroads, and a significant breakthrough in performance is
needed for this technology to stay relevant in the upcoming years. In this work, we propose …

Optimizing kesterite solar cells from Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 to Cu 2 CdGe (S, Se) 4

RB Wexler, GS Gautam, EA Carter - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Kesterite solar cells, based on the prototypical absorber material Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), are
cheap, nontoxic, and chemically stable, thus rendering them promising, beyond-Si …

Thermoelectric properties of CZTS thin films: Effect of Cu–Zn disorder

E Isotta, U Syafiq, N Ataollahi, A Chiappini… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Cu–Zn disorder is known to deeply affect kesterite (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS) due to the low
temperature order–disorder phase transition, leading to a random occupation of the two …

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 …

Back shallow Ge gradient enhanced carrier separation for CZTSe solar cells through a coselenization process

J Liu, Z Liu, K Gao, H Cai, Y Liu, W Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Given the prominent success of the Ga gradient in CuIn1–x Ga x Se2 (CIGSe) solar cells, Ge
gradient implementation is a promising way to boost Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar …