Recent Progress in the Synthesis of MoS2 Thin Films for Sensing, Photovoltaic and Plasmonic Applications: A Review

D Mouloua, A Kotbi, G Deokar, K Kaja, M El Marssi… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the surge of recent successes of 2D materials following the rise of graphene, molybdenum
disulfide (2D-MoS2) has been attracting growing attention from both fundamental and …

Systematic review of molybdenum disulfide for solar cell applications: Properties, mechanism and application

AD Al-Ghiffari, NA Ludin, ML Davies, RM Yunus… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) has received much interest due to its revolutionary
development and advantageous properties; particularly in its configurable bandgap that can …

Enhancement in efficiency of CZTS solar cell by using CZTSe BSF layer

MS Rana, MM Islam, M Julkarnain - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide (CZTS) thin film solar cell achieved a great attention of
researchers due to its optimum direct energy gap, higher absorption coefficient and good …

Enhancing the efficiency of Cu2Te thin-film solar cell with WS2 buffer layer: a simulation study

SR Al Ahmed, M Rahaman, A Sunny, S Rahman… - Optics & Laser …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the Cd-free tungsten disulfide (WS 2) material as the buffer layer is proposed in
the copper telluride (Cu 2 Te)-based heterojunction solar structure. The Cu 2 Te thin-film …

Modeling and optimization of CZTS kesterite solar cells using TiO2 as efficient electron transport layer

H Bencherif, L Dehimi, N Mahsar, E Kouriche… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a numerical simulation study via AMPS 1D simulator is carried out to
investigate the degradation mechanisms occurred in hybrid Cu 2 (Zn, Sn) Se 4 (CZTS) solar …

Performance evaluation of WS2 as buffer and Sb2S3 as hole transport layer in CZTS solar cell by numerical simulation

MNH Riyad, A Sunny, MM Khatun… - Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study reports on performance enhancement of a Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell introducing
Sb2S3 as hole transport layer (HTL) along WS2 as buffer layer. We have investigated …

Performance up-gradation of CIGS solar cell using Ag2S quantum dot as buffer layer

S Kumar, RK Chauhan - Journal of Materials Research, 2023 - Springer
Ag2S quantum dot as buffer layer having non-toxicity and large bandgap enhances solar
cell performance, significantly improving the light absorption in the short wavelength region …

Exploration of CZTS-based solar using the ZrS2 as a novel buffer layer by SCAPS simulation

M Moustafa, T Al Zoubi, S Yasin - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report on numerical analysis of the CZTS based solar cells performed by
the solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D). The main objective of this study is to …

Numerical Analysis of a CZTS Solar Cell with MoS2 as a Buffer Layer and Graphene as a Transparent Conducting Oxide Layer for Enhanced Cell Performance

S Ghosh, S Yasmin, J Ferdous, BB Saha - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) can be considered an important absorber layer material for
utilization in thin film solar cell devices because of its non-toxic, earth abundance, and cost …

Investigation of photocatalytic activity (under visible light) of ultrathin CZTS films produced in different thicknesses by PLD method

S Dursun, FB Sarıipek, S Kılıç, S Yiğit Gezgin… - Optical and Quantum …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films in 61 nm, 112 nm, 242 nm and 313 nm thickness
which have been produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) on Soda Lime Glass …