Environment-friendly copper-based chalcogenide thin film solar cells: status and perspectives

T Amrillah, A Prasetio, AR Supandi, DH Sidiq… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper chalcogenides (CuCh) have attracted considerable attention due to their promising
potential as environmental-friendly photoactive material for lightweight and flexible thin film …

Interface‐Centric Strategies in Kesterite Solar Cells: Addressing Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions for Efficient Solar‐Harvesting Technologies

K Jagadish, GK Rahane, BS Kumar, DR Borkar… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As reserves of non‐renewable energy sources decline, the search for sustainable
alternatives becomes increasingly critical. Next‐generation energy materials play a key role …

Hydrogen-enhanced carrier collection enabling wide-bandgap Cd-free Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with 11.4% certified efficiency

A Wang, J Cong, S Zhou, J Huang, J Cao, X Cui… - Nature Energy, 2025 - nature.com
Abstract Wide-bandgap kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 offers an economically viable, sustainably
sourced and environmentally friendly material for both single-junction and tandem …

A Deep Dive into Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Solar Cells: A Review of Exploring Roadblocks, Breakthroughs, and Sha** the Future

UA Shah, A Wang, M Irfan Ullah, M Ishaq, IA Shah… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable energy is crucial for sustainable future, and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based solar
cells shine as a beacon of hope. CZTS, composed of abundant, low‐cost, and non‐toxic …

Bandgap-graded Cu2Sn1-xGexS3 thin film solar cells prepared by sputtering SnGe/Cu targets

X Xu, S Wang, Y Chen, N Yu, Z Zhou, Y Ma - Vacuum, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 Sn 1-x Ge x S 3 (CTGS) thin films were created through sulfurizing SnGe/Cu
precursors deposited by the sputtering method. The effects of different sulfurization …