Insights into kesterite's back contact interface: A status review

V Karade, A Lokhande, P Babar, MG Gang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, kesterite-based thin film solar cells (TFSCs) gained significant attention in the
photovoltaic (PV) sector for their elemental earth abundancy and low toxicity. The emerging …

Review article on the lattice defect and interface loss mechanisms in kesterite materials and their impact on solar cell performance

M Sahu, VRM Reddy, C Park, P Sharma - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS), Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe), and its alloys Cu 2 ZnSn
(S x, Se 1− x) 4 (CZTSSe, 0< x< 1), are cost-effective thin-film photovoltaic materials to meet …

A comparative study on the performance of Kesterite based thin film solar cells using SCAPS simulation program

OK Simya, A Mahaboobbatcha… - Superlattices and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A comparative study of thin film solar cells based on CZTS, CZTSe, and CZTSSe (Copper
Zinc Tin Sulphur Selenium) absorbers layers were simulated with Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) …

Beyond 8% ultrathin kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by interface reaction route controlling and self-organized nanopattern at the back contact

F Liu, J Huang, K Sun, C Yan, Y Shen, J Park, A Pu… - NPG Asia …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Highly efficient, ultrathin (~ 400 nm) pure sulfide kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)
solar cells have been realized by interface reaction route controlling and self-organized …

Impact of Sn(S,Se) Secondary Phases in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells: a Chemical Route for Their Selective Removal and Absorber Surface Passivation

H **e, Y Sánchez, S López-Marino… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The control and removal of secondary phases is one of the major challenges for the
development of Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)-based solar cells. Although etching processes …

Nanoscale Microstructure and Chemistry of Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS Interface in Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells

F Liu, C Yan, J Huang, K Sun, F Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfurization with various atmosphere and postheat treatments has been reported for earth
abundant kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) preparation as cost‐effective material for next …

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 …

Impact of minor phases on the performances of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

G Altamura, J Vidal - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cu2ZnSn (S1–x Se x) 4 (CZTSSe) alloys are promising candidates for low-cost and high-
efficiency thin-film solar cells. Compared to CdTe and Cu (In x Ga1–x) Se2, CZTSSe uses …

Impact of nanoscale elemental distribution in high‐performance kesterite solar cells

K Sardashti, R Haight, T Gokmen… - Advanced Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The effort to develop earth‐abundant kesterite solar cells has led to an approximate
doubling of the power conversion efficiency over the past five years to 12.6%, primarily due …

Modification of Back Contact in Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Inserting Al-Doped ZnO Intermediate Layer

X Lu, B Xu, X Qin, Y Chen, P Yang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The optimization of back contact interface is crucial to improve the performance of
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells. In this paper, we first employ Al-doped ZnO (AZO) …