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 …

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 …

Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with over 10% power conversion efficiency enabled by heterojunction heat treatment

C Yan, J Huang, K Sun, S Johnston, Y Zhang, H Sun… - Nature energy, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Sulfide kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 provides an attractive low-cost, environmentally
benign and stable photovoltaic material, yet the record power conversion efficiency for such …

Treasure trove for efficient hydrogen evolution through water splitting using diverse perovskite photocatalysts

SA Ali, T Ahmad - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic water splitting is the environmentally benign artificial photosynthetic pathway
to dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen. It provides a great platform for bridging the …

Oxide perovskites, double perovskites and derivatives for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics

WJ Yin, B Weng, J Ge, Q Sun, Z Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Searching for novel functional materials represents an important direction in the research
and development of renewable energy. Due to their unique structural and compositional …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Kesterite solar cells: insights into current strategies and challenges

M He, C Yan, J Li, MP Suryawanshi, J Kim… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a
promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic …

Synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals, focusing on nontoxic and earth-abundant materials

P Reiss, M Carriere, C Lincheneau, L Vaure… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

Point defect engineering in thin-film solar cells

JS Park, S Kim, Z **e, A Walsh - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Control of defect processes in photovoltaic materials is essential for realizing high-efficiency
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …