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Improving Defect Passivation and Crystallization in CZTS Solar Cells on FTO Substrates via Multilayer Precursor Stacking and Sulfurization

International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study investigates the effect of multilayer metallic precursor stacking on the structural and photovoltaic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films fabricated on fluorine‐doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates via postsulfurization evaporation. By increasing the number of Sn/Zn/Cu stacking layers while maintaining a constant total metal thickness ...
Shou-Yi Kuo, Jui-Fu Yang, Kuo-Jen Lin, Fang-I Lai, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad   +4 more
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Interfacial engineering to improve Cu2ZnSnX4 (X = S, Se) solar cell efficiency

APL Materials, 2019
Interfacial properties between metal back contacts and solar cell absorbers play important roles in determining efficiencies, but studies of such properties in CZTS and CZTSe based solar cells are quite lacking from theoretical aspects.
H. J. Gu, J.-H. Yang, S. Y. Chen, H. J. Xiang, X. G. Gong   +4 more
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Vapor-Phase Incorporation of Ge in CZTSe Absorbers for Improved Stability of High-Efficiency Kesterite Solar Cells

Applied Sciences, 2022
We report an approach to incorporate Ge into Cu2ZnSnSe4 using GeSe vapor during the selenization step of alloyed metallic precursors. The vapor incorporation slowly begins at T ≈ 480 °C and peaks at 530 °C, resulting in a Ge-based composition shift ...
David Nowak, Talat Khonsor, Devendra Pareek, Levent Gütay   +3 more
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Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles of CZTSe by microwave-assited chemical synthesis [PDF]

Materials Research Express, 2016
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Reyes Vallejo, O, Sanchez, Monica, Pal, Mou, Espinal, R, Llorca Piqué, Jordi, Sebastian, P.J.   +5 more
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Spray‐Pyrolyzed Kesterite Based CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4) Thin Films: Structural, Optical, and Compositional Analysis for Photovoltaic Applications

International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) absorber material has been widely investigated in recent years due to several beneficial qualities such as earth‐abundant, nontoxic, tunable band gap, and large absorption coefficient. The CZTS absorber layers were fabricated on a soda lime glass (SLG) substrate by nonvacuum spray pyrolysis technique at various deposition times ...
Mimi Mondal, Afrina Sharmin, Md. Rakib Hasan, Muhammad Shahriar Bashar, Md. Salahuddin Mina, Mohamed Zbair   +5 more
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SOLEY: A Package for Optical and Extended Detailed Balance Model for Photovoltaic Device Simulation

Solar RRL, Volume 9, Issue 24, December 2025.
SOLEY is a graphical user interface (GUI)‐based simulation package for photovoltaic cells. It combines optical modeling using the Transfer Matrix Method, and device modeling using an extension of the detailed balance model, which considers various recombination mechanisms, including Shockley–Read–Hall.
Zacharie Jehl Li‐Kao
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Bifacial Chalcogenide Thin‐Film Solar Cells: Concepts, Challenges, and Opportunities

Solar RRL, Volume 9, Issue 24, December 2025.
This review emphasizes the capability of bifacial chalcogenide thin‐film solar cells to capture light from both the front and rear surfaces, thereby enhancing energy yield compared to single‐sided operation. This document delineates essential absorber materials (Cu (In, Ga)Se2, S), CdTe, Cu2ZnSn (S, Se)4, and Sb2(S, Se)3); identifies performance ...
Amanat Ali, Bashiru Kadiri‐English, Dae‐Ho Son, Jaebaek Lee, Jin‐Kyu Kang, Dae‐Kue Hwang, Shi‐Joon Sung, Kee‐Jeong Yang, Dae‐Hwan Kim   +8 more
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Enhanced thermoelectric performance through grain boundary engineering in quaternary chalcogenide Cu2ZnSnSe4

AIP Advances, 2018
Quaternary chalcogenide Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) is a promising wide band-gap p-type thermoelectric material. The structure and thermoelectric properties of lead substituted Cu2ZnSn1-xPbxSe4 are investigated.
Yingcai Zhu, Yong Liu, Xing Tan, Guangkun Ren, Meijuan Yu, Tiandou Hu, Augusto Marcelli, Wei Xu   +7 more
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Cu₂Zn(Sn_1−xSi_x)Se₄: Structural Characterization, Vibrational and Physical Properties of CZTSe-Derivatives

Inorganics, 2022
Herein, we report the structural characterization and vibrational and physical properties of Cu2ZnSn1−xSixSe4 solid solutions synthesized using the ceramic method.
Paulina Valencia-Gálvez, Patricia Barahona, Antonio Galdámez, Silvana Moris   +3 more
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Recombination at Grain Boundaries in High‐Efficiency Kesterite‐Type Solar Cells

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 8, Issue 6, November 2025.
Microscopic analysis of Li‐ACZTSSe and CZTS solar cells reveals wide variability in grain boundary recombination velocities, governed by local band bending and defect densities. Combined with simulations, EBSD, CL, and TRPL measurements highlight the impact of GB recombination on carrier lifetime and VOC losses, guiding future improvements via ...
Daniel Abou‐Ras, Sebastian Weitz, Jialiang Huang, Kaiwen Sun, Yuancai Gong, Alex Jimenez‐Arguijo, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Xiaojing Hao, Edgardo Saucedo   +8 more
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