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Performance evaluation of WS2 as buffer and Sb2S3 as hole transport layer in CZTS solar cell by numerical simulation

Engineering Reports, 2023
This study reports on performance enhancement of a Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell introducing Sb2S3 as hole transport layer (HTL) along WS2 as buffer layer. We have investigated photovoltaic (PV) characteristics by utilizing SCAPS‐1D.
Md. Nur Hossain Riyad, Adil Sunny, Most. Marzia Khatun, Sabrina Rahman, Sheikh Rashel Al Ahmed   +4 more
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Investigation of absorber and heterojunction in the pure sulphide kesterite

Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, 2021
This paper aims to study the properties of the absorber layer and the heterojunction in kesterite solar cells. The Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were layered on a glass substrate from a colloidal solution of metal salts and thiourea dissolved in a mixture ...
Charif Tamin, Denis Chaumont, Olivier Heintz, Remi Chassagnon, Aymeric Leray, Nicolas Geoffroy, Maxime Guerineau, Mohamed Adnane   +7 more
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Impact of molybdenum out diffusion and interface quality on the performance of sputter grown CZTS based solar cells

Scientific Reports, 2017
We have investigated the impact of Cu2ZnSnS4-Molybdenum (Mo) interface quality on the performance of sputter-grown Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell. Thin film CZTS was deposited by sputter deposition technique using stoichiometry quaternary CZTS target ...
Goutam Kumar Dalapati, Siarhei Zhuk, Saeid Masudy-Panah, Ajay Kushwaha, Hwee Leng Seng, Vijila Chellappan, Vignesh Suresh, Zhenghua Su, Sudip Kumar Batabyal, Cheng Cheh Tan, Asim Guchhait, Lydia Helena Wong, Terence Kin Shun Wong, Sudhiranjan Tripathy   +13 more
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Surfactant-free CZTS nanoparticles as building blocks for low-cost solar cell absorbers [PDF]

, 2012
A process route for the fabrication of solvent-redispersible, surfactant-free Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles has been designed with the objective to have the benefit of a simple sulfide source which advantageously acts as (i) a complexing agent ...
Balocchi, Andréa, Chane-Ching, Jean-Yves, Datas, Lucien, Lafond, Alain, Lagarde, Delphine, Marie, Xavier, Oftinger, Frédéric, Puech, Pascal, Zaberca, Oana   +8 more
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Macroscopic versus microscopic photovoltaic response of heterojunctions based on mechanochemically prepared nanopowders of kesterite and n-type semiconductors

Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics, 2017
Mechanochemically prepared nanopowder of selenium-free kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) in combination with n-type semiconductors, i.e., CdS, ZnO and TiO2, was tested in planar and bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
O.P. Dimitriev, D.O. Grynko, A.M. Fedoryak, T.P. Doroshenko, M. Kratzer, C. Teichert, Yu.V. Noskov, N.A. Ogurtsov, A.A. Pud, P. Balaz, M. Balaz, M. Tesinsky   +11 more
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Highly-crystallized quaternary chalcopyrite nanocrystals via a high-temperature dissolution–reprecipitation route [PDF]

, 2011
Quaternary chalcopyrite (Cu2CoSnS4, Cu2ZnSnS4) nanocrystals displaying high crystallization and controlled morphology were synthesized via a high-temperature growth regime achieved by dissolution–reprecipitation of tailored ultrafine precursors in the ...
Balocchi, Andréa, Chane-Ching, Jean-Yves, Gillorin, Arnaud, Marie, Xavier, Zaberca, Oana   +4 more
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Investigation into the Selenization Mechanisms of Wurtzite CZTS Nanorods [PDF]

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018
Here we report the first detailed investigation into the selenization mechanism of thin films of wurtzite copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) nanorods (NRs), giving particular emphasis to the role of the long-chain organic ligands surrounding each NR.
Gerard Bree, Claudia Coughlan, Hugh Geaney, Kevin M. Ryan   +3 more
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Effect of calcination temperature on the properties of CZTS absorber layer prepared by RF sputtering for solar cell applications

Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2017
In present work, we report synthesis of nanocrystalline Kesterite copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) films by RF magnetron sputtering method. Influence of calcination temperature on structural, morphology, optical, and electrical properties has been ...
Sachin Rondiya, Avinash Rokade, Ashok Jadhavar, Shruthi Nair, Madhavi Chaudhari, Rupali Kulkarni, Azam Mayabadi, Adinath Funde, Habib Pathan, Sandesh Jadkar   +9 more
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CZT nanoRAIDER_VFG Factsheet [PDF]

, 2016
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is working with FLIR System Inc., the manufacturer of the nanoRAIDER, to design a handheld device based on a position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid (VFG) Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride (CdZnTe or CZT) detector array (with 1% or better energy resolution).
R. James, null A. E. Bolotnikov, Yonggang Cui   +2 more
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A Study of Energy Band Gap Temperature Relationships for Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films

, 2011
The temperature dependent band gap energy of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film was studied in the temperature range of 77 to 410 K. Various relevant parameters which explain the temperature variation of the fundamental band gap have been calculated using empirical and
Free, Michael L, Sarswat, Prashant K
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