Current challenges and future prospects for a highly efficient (> 20%) kesterite CZTS solar cell: A review

K Pal, P Singh, A Bhaduri, KB Thapa - Solar energy materials and solar …, 2019 - Elsevier
CZTS has kesterite structure and the composition's formula is Cu 2 ZnSn (S/Se) 4. The
efficiency of CZTS-Se (Coppersingle bondZincsingle bondTin-Sulphur-Selenium) solar …

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 …

[BOOK][B] Copper zinc tin sulfide-based thin-film solar cells

K Ito - 2014 - books.google.com
Beginning with an overview and historical background of Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide (CZTS)
technology, subsequent chapters cover properties of CZTS thin films, different preparation …

Modeling of ZnO/MoS2/CZTS photovoltaic solar cell through window, buffer and absorber layers optimization

A Bouarissa, A Gueddim, N Bouarissa… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose a feasible ZnO/MoS 2/CZTS structure where the classical CdS
buffer layer is replaced by a molybdenum disulfide buffer layer. This proposed solar cell is …

A review on energy economics and the recent research and development in energy and the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells: A focus towards efficiency

SA Khalate, RS Kate, RJ Deokate - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As per the present energy economics and environmental status, use of renewable energy
resources is essential. The development of solar cell technology is from the first generation …

Numerical modeling of AZTS as buffer layer in CZTS solar cells with back surface field for the improvement of cell performance

M Jamil, M Amami, A Ali, K Mahmood, N Amin - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the use of AZTS, a non-toxic and earth abundant material as buffer layer
in CZTS solar cells due to its good lattice match. We have performed simulation on the …

Towards environmentally benign approaches for the synthesis of CZTSSe nanocrystals by a hot injection method: a status review

U Ghorpade, M Suryawanshi, SW Shin… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With the earth's abundance of kesterite, recent progress in chalcogenide based Cu2ZnSn
(Sx, Se1− x) 4 (CZTSSe) thin films has drawn prime attention in thin film solar cells (TFSCs) …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of CZTS parameters on photovoltaic solar cell from numerical simulation

A Benami - J. Energy Power Eng, 2019 - davidpublisher.com
In the present work, we have simulated the structure i-ZnO/n-CdS/p-CZTS/Mo based on
copper-zinc-tin-sulphur (CZTS). CZTS has become a candidate material for new …

Thermally activated band conduction and variable range hop** conduction in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

M Zubair Ansari, N Khare - Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The temperature dependence of electrical conductivity of the Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films
has been measured in order to identify the dominant conduction mechanism. These CZTS …

Modulation of structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of sol-gel grown CZTS thin films by controlling the concentration of zinc

A Ali, J Jacob, A Ashfaq, M Tamseel, K Mahmood… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we have demonstrated the effect of Zinc concentration on the structural,
optical and thermoelectric properties of CZTS thin films (TFs) grown by sol-gel technique …