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 …

Earth-abundant photoelectrodes for water splitting and alternate oxidation reactions: Recent advances and future perspectives

MP Suryawanshi, UV Ghorpade, CY Toe… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar water splitting by means of photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells offers the promise to
produce cost-effective renewable and clean fuel from abundant sunlight and water. Lately …

3.17% efficient Cu 2 ZnSnS 4–BiVO 4 integrated tandem cell for standalone overall solar water splitting

D Huang, K Wang, L Li, K Feng, N An… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A 7.27% efficient Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar water splitting photocathode with long term
stability of 24 hours was first reported by modification of a HfO2/CdS/HfO2 sandwich buffer …

Recent advances and the design criteria of metal sulfide photocathodes and photoanodes for photoelectrocatalysis

CY Toe, S Zhou, M Gunawan, X Lu, YH Ng… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal sulfides have emerged as promising materials for photoelectrochemical (PEC)
applications due to their favorable light absorption ability, tunable structural and optical …

Wittichenite semiconductor of Cu3BiS3 films for efficient hydrogen evolution from solar driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

D Huang, L Li, K Wang, Y Li, K Feng, F Jiang - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
A highly efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly photocathode with long-term stability
is the goal of practical solar hydrogen evolution applications. Here, we found that the …

Tailoring the Crystallographic Orientation of a Sb2S3 Thin Film for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction

M Yang, Z Fan, J Du, R Li, D Liu, B Zhang, K Feng… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) is an emerging earth-abundant semiconductor for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water reduction. The anisotropic nature of Sb2S3 is responsible …

Spin-Coated CZTS Film with a Gradient Cu-Deficient Interfacial Layer for Solar Hydrogen Evolution

G ** efficient photocathodes with novel design is essential for enhancing the
functioning of photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The efficiency …

Potential role of kesterites in development of earth‐abundant elements‐based next generation technology

KS Gour, V Karade, P Babar, J Park, DM Lee… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe)‐based kesterite thin films have received growing
attention in a wide variety of fields due to their suitable physico‐chemical asset nano‐and …

Coherent-Twinning-Enhanced Solar Water Splitting in Thin-Film Cu2ZnSnS4 Photocathodes

P Guo, Y **ao, R Mo, X Li, H Li - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Grain boundary engineering is a proven strategy to improve the efficiency of thin-film solar
water splitting. In particular, a photoelectrode with grain-through twins could exhibit efficient …