Interface engineering of antimony selenide solar cells: A review on the optimization of energy band alignments

Y Wang, S Ji, B Shin - Journal of Physics: Energy, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Earth-abundant and environmentally benign antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) has emerged as
a promising light-harvesting absorber for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) devices due to its high …

Solution-processed antimony chalcogenides based thin film solar cells: A brief overview of recent developments

VV Akshay, S Benny, SV Bhat - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The search for an ideal absorber layer in thin-film solar cells seems to be a never-ending
task. Apart from the solar absorber characteristics, antimony chalcogenide materials are …

Effectiveness of Sn-addition on optical properties and physicochemical parameters of SnxSb2-xSe3 thin films

AS Hassanien, IM El Radaf - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
This research work is allocated to prepare the novel thin Sn x Sb 2-x Se 3 films, TSSe by
thermal evaporation procedure at various Sn-content, where 0≤ x≤ 2 at.%. The field …

Molten Salts Assisted Interfacial Engineering for Efficient and Low‐Cost Full‐Inorganic Antimony Sulfide Solar Cells

Y Mao, YH Hu, XY Hu, LQ Yao, H Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) is emerging as a promising light harvesting material
owing to its brilliant photoelectric property. However, the performance of Sb2S3‐based solar …

Present Status and Future Perspective of Antimony Chalcogenide (Sb2X3) Photovoltaics

S Barthwal, R Kumar, S Pathak - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Their unique quasi one-dimensional (Q1D) crystal structure and rapid power conversion
efficiency (PCE) evolution evoke tremendous scientific and technological interest in …

Combating open circuit voltage loss in Sb2Se3 solar cell with an application of SnS as a back surface field layer

VC Karade, JS Jang, D Kumbhar, M Rao, PS Pawar… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, Sb 2 Se 3 based solar cells have shown severe open-circuit voltage (V
OC) loss that results in low device efficiency. In the present work, a model of Sb 2 Se 3 solar …

Fine adjusting of charge carriers transport in absorber/HTL interface in Sb2 (S, Se) 3 solar cells

M Saadat, O Amiri - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Sb 2 (S 1-x, Se x) 3 compounds with tunable band gap values received
considerable attention as solar absorber candidates for efficient thin film solar cells …

Numerical modeling and performance analysis of Sb-based tandem solar cell structure using SCAPS–1D

SS Bal, A Basak, UP Singh - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Antimony sulfo-selenide, Sb 2 (S-Se) 3 including Sb 2 S 3 and Sb 2 Se 3 are known
as the binary type metal chalcogenides semiconductors. They carry abundant elemental …

A Review on the Fundamental Properties of Sb2Se3-Based Thin Film Solar Cells

A Bosio, G Foti, S Pasini, D Spoltore - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
There has been a recent surge in interest toward thin film-based solar cells, specifically new
absorber materials composed by Earth-abundant and non-toxic elements. Among these …

The feasibility of transparent solar panels for high-rise building façade in Sri Lanka

TM Sathkumara, AS Waidyasekara… - Construction Innovation, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The use of renewable energy has become necessary because of the harmful
effects of current energy sources on the environment, limited availability and financial crisis …