Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells

A Mavlonov, T Razykov, F Raziq, J Gan, J Chantana… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy generated from environmentally friendly, cost-effective solar cells is a key aspect for
develo** a clean renewable-energy economy. Non-toxic and Earth-abundant materials …

Cation‐Disorder Engineering Promotes Efficient Charge‐Carrier Transport in AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Films

M Righetto, Y Wang, KA Elmestekawy… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient charge‐carrier transport is critical to the success of emergent semiconductors in
photovoltaic applications. So far, disorder has been considered detrimental for charge …

Performance enhancement of Sb2Se3 solar cell using a back surface field layer: a numerical simulation approach

SR Al Ahmed, A Sunny, S Rahman - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3)-based solar cell with a back surface field
(BSF) layer has been designed and studied. The purpose of this research is to improve the …

Beyond bulk lifetimes: insights into lead halide perovskite films from time-resolved photoluminescence

F Staub, H Hempel, JC Hebig, J Mock, UW Paetzold… - Physical Review …, 2016 - APS
Careful interpretation of time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) measurements can
substantially improve our understanding of the complex nature of charge-carrier processes …

Review on Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 thin films and their photovoltaic performance

VRM Reddy, MR Pallavolu, PR Guddeti, S Gedi… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid progress on the Cu–Sn–S (Cu 2 SnS 3, Cu 3 SnS 4, and Cu 4 SnS 4) solar cells
has opened a new avenue to generate the electrical energy at ultra-low-cost. Therefore, the …

Effects of Grain Size on the Thermoelectric Properties of Cu2SnS3: An Experimental and First-Principles Study

K Lohani, H Nautiyal, N Ataollahi, K Maji… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cu–Sn-based sulfides are earth-abundant and nontoxic compounds of special interest for
low-cost energy harvesting applications. In the present work, we have investigated the effect …

Simulating the performance of a highly efficient CuBi2O4-based thin-film solar cell

A Hosen, MS Mian, SRA Ahmed - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
In this study, copper bismuth oxide (CuBi 2 O 4) absorber-based thin film heterojunction
solar cell structure consisting of Al/FTO/CdS/CuBi 2 O 4/Ni has been proposed. The …

Beyond Cation Disorder: Site Symmetry‐Tuned Optoelectronic Properties of the Ternary Nitride Photoabsorber ZrTaN3

E Sirotti, LI Wagner, CM Jiang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ternary nitrides are rapidly emerging as promising compounds for optoelectronic and
energy conversion applications, yet comparatively little of this vast composition space has …

Ternary nitride semiconductors in the rocksalt crystal structure

SR Bauers, A Holder, W Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Inorganic nitrides with wurtzite crystal structures are well-known semiconductors used in
optical and electronic devices. In contrast, rocksalt-structured nitrides are known for their …