Strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells

M Kumar, A Dubey, N Adhikari… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Earth abundant kesterite copper-zinc-tin-sulfide–selenide (CZTS–Se) is considered as cost-
effective material for next generation solar cells. However, current CZTS–Se solar cells have …

Nontoxic and earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells: A review on high throughput processed methods

S Chander, SK Tripathi, I Kaur, AK De - Materials Today Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics is one of the most well-known sustainable technologies to supply all of the
world's energy needs due to its enduring nature and lack of pollution. CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si …

Ag incorporation with controlled grain growth enables 12.5% efficient kesterite solar cell with open circuit voltage reached 64.2% Shockley–Queisser limit

Y Gong, R Qiu, C Niu, J Fu, E Jedlicka… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The large open‐circuit voltage deficit (Voc, def) is the key issue that limits kesterite
(Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4,[CZTSSe]) solar cell performance. Substitution of Cu+ by larger ionic …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

Lattice dynamics of the tin sulphides SnS 2, SnS and Sn 2 S 3: vibrational spectra and thermal transport

JM Skelton, LA Burton, AJ Jackson, F Oba… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an in-depth first-principles study of the lattice dynamics of the tin sulphides
SnS2, Pnma and π-cubic SnS and Sn2S3. An analysis of the harmonic phonon dispersion …

Point defects, compositional fluctuations, and secondary phases in non-stoichiometric kesterites

S Schorr, G Gurieva, M Guc… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells is limited by various non-ideal recombination
paths, amongst others by a high density of defect states and by the presence of binary or …

A Detrimental Reaction at the Molybdenum Back Contact in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells

JJ Scragg, JT Watjen, M Edoff, T Ericson… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Experimental proof is presented for a hitherto undetected solid-state reaction between the
solar cell material Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTS (e)) and the standard metallic back contact …

Multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering study of polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

M Dimitrievska, A Fairbrother, X Fontané… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a complete analysis of all Raman active modes of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4
measuring with six different excitation wavelengths from near infrared to ultraviolet …

Raman analysis of monoclinic Cu2SnS3 thin films

DM Berg, R Djemour, L Gütay, S Siebentritt… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Secondary phases like Cu 2 SnS 3 are major obstacles for kesterite thin film solar cell
applications. We prepare Cu 2 SnS 3 using identical annealing conditions as used for the …

9.0% efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells from selenized nanoparticle inks

CK Miskin, WC Yang, CJ Hages… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Thin‐film solar cells using Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 absorber materials continue to attract
increasing attention. The synthesis of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles by a modified …