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Flexible kesterite thin-film solar cells under stress

npj Flexible Electronics, 2022
Understanding the stress-induced phenomena is essential for improving the long-term application of flexible solar cells to non-flat surfaces. Here, we investigated the electronic band structure and carrier transport mechanism of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe ...
Ha Kyung Park, Yunae Cho, Juran Kim, Sammi Kim, Sungjun Kim, Jeha Kim, Kee-Jeong Yang, Dae-Hwan Kim, Jin-Kyu Kang, William Jo   +9 more
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Using Cu–Zn–Sn–O Precursor to Optimize CZTSSe Thin Films Fabricated by Se Doping With CZTS Thin Films

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
The copper–zinc–tin oxide (CZTO) precursor was synthesized to avoid sudden volume expansion from CZTO precursor to Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films and smooth CZTSSe thin-film surfaces without pinholes.
Qian Li, Jinpeng Hu, Yaru Cui, Juan Wang, Yu Hao, Tong Shen, Lizhen Duan   +6 more
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Performance improvement of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin-film solar cells by optimizing the selenization temperature

AIP Advances, 2021
In this work, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) precursor films were deposited using a water-based solution approach. Subsequently, selenization was performed at different temperatures in the range of 480–610 °C to prepare Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) absorber-layer films ...
Xiaogong Lv, Chengjun Zhu, Yanchun Yang, Ruijian Liu, Wenliang Fan, Yiming Wang   +5 more
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Concurrent Design of Alloy Compositions of CZTSSe and CdZnS Using SCAPS Simulation: Potential Routes to Overcoming V_OC Deficit

Energies, 2023
Solar energy is the most used renewable energy source. CZTSSe uses earth-abundant elements and has promising optoelectronic properties, resulting in becoming a viable alternative to thin film PV.
Walid Zein, Tarek I. Alanazi, Mostafa M. Salah, Ahmed Saeed   +3 more
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Identifying the relationships between subsurface absorber defects and the characteristics of kesterite solar cells

Carbon Energy, 2023
Understanding the defect characteristics that occur near the space‐charge regions (SCRs) of kesterite (CZTSSe) solar cells is important because the recombination loss at the CZTSSe/CdS interface is considered the main cause of their low efficiency ...
Dae‐Ho Son, Dong‐Hwan Jeon, Dae‐Hwan Kim, Jin‐Kyu Kang, Shi‐Joon Sung, Jaebaek Lee, Taeseon Lee, Enkhjargal Enkhbayar, JunHo Kim, Kee‐Jeong Yang   +9 more
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Unraveling the Effect of Compositional Ratios on the Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Machine Learning Techniques

Crystals, 2023
In the Kesterite family, the Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) have demonstrated the highest device efficiency with non-stoichiometric cation composition ratios.
Vijay C. Karade, Santosh S. Sutar, Jun Sung Jang, Kuldeep Singh Gour, Seung Wook Shin, Mahesh P. Suryawanshi, Rajanish K. Kamat, Tukaram D. Dongale, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jae Ho Yun   +9 more
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CZTSSe Solar Cells from Nanoparticle Inks [PDF]

Impact, 2018
Future energy demand can be addressed by using renewable and inexhaustible solar energy, providing clean, unlimited, economical and green energy. Electricity generation from the sun employing PV technology is currently dominated by Si-based PV and requires expensive equipment and process and schemes for cost reduction on a large scale are limited. Thin
Zoppi, Guillaume, Beattie, Neil
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Improving Ultraviolet Responses in Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄ Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Quantum Dot-Based Luminescent Down-Shifting Layer

Nanomaterials, 2021
Quantum dot (QD)-based luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layers were deposited on Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells via the drop-casting method. The LDS layers can easily widen the narrow absorption wavelength regions of single-junction solar cells and ...
Woo-Lim Jeong, Junsung Jang, Jihun Kim, Soo-Kyung Joo, Mun-Do Park, Hoe-Min Kwak, Jaeyoung Baik, Hyeong-Jin Kim, Jin Hyeok Kim, Dong-Seon Lee   +9 more
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Intermixing at the InxSy/Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Heterojunction and Its Impact on the Chemical and Electronic Interface Structure [PDF]

, 2019
We report on the chemical and electronic structure of the interface between a thermally co-evaporated InxSy buffer and a Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) absorber for thin-film solar cells.
Ahlswede, E, Blum, M, Carter, J, Hauschild, D, Heske, C, Kogler, W, Mezher, M, Schnabel, T, Spiering, S, Weinhardt, L, Yang, W   +10 more
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Back contact modification of the optoelectronic device with transition metal dichalcogenide VSe2 film drives solar cell efficiency

Journal of Materiomics, 2021
VSe2 is with high electrical conductivity and high work function, thus it is beneficial for the carrier transport in the optoelectronic devices. However, the performance and mechanism of its effect on the photoelectronic devices conversion efficiency is ...
Yu Zeng, Zhan Shen, Xu Wu, Dong-Xiao Wang, Ye-Liang Wang, Ya-Li Sun, Li Wu, Yi Zhang   +7 more
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