A comprehensive review on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film for solar cell: forecast issues and future anticipation

M Baid, A Hashmi, B Jain, AK Singh… - Optical and Quantum …, 2021 - Springer
Past few decades, light absorbing materials based on CuInGaSe 2 and CdTe have been
used for fabrication of thin film solar cells. But main issues arising from these absorbers are …

Simulating the effect of adding BSF layers on Cu2BaSnSSe3 thin film solar cells

A Ghobadi, M Yousefi, M Minbashi, AHA Kordbacheh… - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the device characteristics of Cu 2 BaSnSSe 3 (CBT (S, Se 3)) solar cells have
been simulated using SCAPS-1D. The simulated results have been validated by comparison …

Temperature dependence of Raman scattering in the Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films on a Ta foil substrate

AV Stanchik, MS Tivanov, II Tyukhov, R Juskenas… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The temperature dependence (in range from 24 to 290 K) of Raman spectroscopy of the Cu
2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) films with Zn-rich (series A) and Zn-poor (series B) composition …

Tuning the crystalline orientation of quasi 1D anisotropic Sb2Se3 as a function of growth temperature for thin film photovoltaic applications

SM Govindharajulu, AK Jain… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) shows excellent photon absorption in the visible
region and hence gaining tremendous attention from the last decade for thin film …

Cu2ZnSnS4 films prepared by a hybrid PVD deposition system: a multi-layered graphitic carbon intermediate layer at the Mo/CZTS interface

N Akcay, AR Yıldırım, D Kesik, VF Gremenok… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
We report the insertion of a new intermediate layer, a multi-layered graphitic carbon (MLGC),
at Mo/CZTS interface and its impact on the structural and morphological characteristics of …

Morphology and Crystal Structure of Cu2NiSn(S,Se)4 Thin Films Obtained by an Electrodeposition-Annealing Process

AV Stanchik, TN Asmalouskaya, VV Rakitin… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Today, an actual task of photovoltaics is the search for new light-absorbing materials for
solar cells, which will make them more efficient and economically affordable. Semiconductor …

Vanquishing CZTSSe deep defects to enhance photoelectrocatalytic water splitting

M dos Santos Araujo, HLS dos Santos, M Medina… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) is a promising material as a photocathode for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting because it is inexpensive and composed of earth …

Understanding the Effects of Post-Deposition Sequential Annealing on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films

DS Catana, MY Zaki, ID Simandan, AT Buruiana… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films have been synthesized by employing two magnetron-sputtering
depositions, interlaced with two sequential post-deposition heat treatments in low vacuum …

Optical and optoelectrical characterizations of Cu2ZnSn3S8: A potential nominee for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications

MS Alkhalifah, IM El Radaf, MS El-Bana - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024 - Elsevier
A successful trial has been accomplished in synthesizing a stable phase of Cu 2 ZnSn 3 S 8
(CZTS 8). The deposited thin films have been obtained by utilizing the chemical bath …

Prospects of buffer layer optimization for electrodeposited CZTS-based thin-film solar cell using SCAPS-1D

S Alee, M Soltanmohammadi, M Abrari… - … Journal of Modern …, 2024 - World Scientific
Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has recently attracted the intensive attention of researchers as
a significant photovoltaic material for the scalable production of thin film solar cells. We have …