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Controlling Selenization Equilibrium Enables High-Quality Kesterite Absorbers for Efficient Solar Cells [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2023
Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 is considered one of the most competitive photovoltaic materials due to its earth-abundant and nontoxic constituent elements, environmental friendliness, and high stability.
Xiao Xu, Jiazheng Zhou, Kang Yin, Jinlin Wang, Licheng Lou, Menghan Jiao, Bowen Zhang, Dongmei Li, Jiangjian Shi, Huijue Wu, Yanhong Luo, Qingbo Meng   +11 more
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Enhancing the performance of cu₂zngese₄ solar cells with metallic and transparent back electrodes via lithium doping [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells have nearly reached their theoretical efficiency limits, constrained by the intrinsic properties of silicon. To overcome these limitations, tandem solar cell devices combining a narrow-bandgap c-Si bottom cell with ...
Abdeljalil Errafyg, Naoufal Ennouhi, Ikram Anefnaf, Safae Aazou, Victoria Rotaru, Kunal Tiwari, Alex Jimenez Arguijo, Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez, Maxim Guc, Edgardo Saucedo, Zouheir Sekkat   +10 more
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Feasibility of Exceeding 20% Efficiency for Kesterite/c-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Using an Alternative Buffer Layer: Optical and Electrical Analysis [PDF]

Nanomaterials
Tandem solar cells have the potential to be more efficient than the Shockley–Queisser limit imposed on single junction cells. In this study, optical and electrical modeling based on experimental data were used to investigate the possibility of boosting ...
Naoufal Ennouhi, Safae Aazou, Abdeljalile Er-rafyg, Zakaria Laghfour, Zouheir Sekkat   +4 more
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Mechanochemically Synthesized Nanocrystalline Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ as a Multifunctional Material for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications [PDF]

Nanomaterials
Cu2ZnSnSe4 is a promising light-absorbing material for cost-effective and eco-friendly thin-film solar cells; however, its synthesis often leads to secondary phases that limit device efficiency.
Angel Agnes Johnrose, Devika Rajan Sajitha, Vengatesh Panneerselvam, Anandhi Sivaramalingam, Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Mosas, Beauno Stephen, Shyju Thankaraj Salammal   +6 more
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Kesterite Solar Cells: Insights into Current Strategies and Challenges [PDF]

Advanced Science, 2021
Earth‐abundant and environmentally benign kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) is a promising alternative to its cousin chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGS) for photovoltaic applications.
Mingrui He, Chang Yan, Jianjun Li, Mahesh P. Suryawanshi, Jinhyeok Kim, Martin A. Green, Xiaojing Hao   +6 more
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Molecular Cluster-Controlled Quasi-Epitaxial CZTSSe/CdS Heterojunction Enables 12.3% Efficiency of Flexible Solar Cells. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
By controlling the synthesis of CdS molecular clusters, a quasi‐epitaxial heterojunction is directly constructed during chemical bath deposition, enabling flexible kesterite solar cells to achieve an efficiency of 12.3%. Abstract Flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have garnered significant attention in photovoltaics.
Xie W, Li Y, Sun Q, Wang W, Wang R, Zhang C, Wu J, Deng H, Cheng S.   +8 more
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Unveiling the Role of Ge in CZTSSe Solar Cells by Advanced Micro‐To‐Atom Scale Characterizations [PDF]

Advanced Science
Kesterite is an earth‐abundant energy material with high predicted power conversion efficiency, making it a sustainable and promising option for photovoltaics.
Jialin Cong, Mingrui He, Jun Sung Jang, Jialiang Huang, Karen Privat, Yi‐Sheng Chen, Jianjun Li, Limei Yang, Martin A. Green, Jin Hyeok Kim, Julie M. Cairney, Xiaojing Hao   +11 more
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Pd(II)/Pd(IV) redox shuttle to suppress vacancy defects at grain boundaries for efficient kesterite solar cells [PDF]

Nature Communications
Charge loss at grain boundaries of kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 polycrystalline absorbers is an important cause limiting the performance of this emerging thin-film solar cell.
Jinlin Wang, Jiangjian Shi, Kang Yin, Fanqi Meng, Shanshan Wang, Licheng Lou, Jiazheng Zhou, Xiao Xu, Huijue Wu, Yanhong Luo, Dongmei Li, Shiyou Chen, Qingbo Meng   +12 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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Synergistic Crystallization Modulation and Defects Passivation in Kesterite via Anion‐Coordinate Precursor Engineering for Efficient Solar Cells [PDF]

Advanced Science
It has been validated that enhancing crystallinity and passivating the deep‐level defect are critical for improving the device performance of kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells.
Lijing Wang, Liangli Chu, Zhengji Zhou, Wenhui Zhou, Dongxing Kou, Yuena Meng, Yafang Qi, Shengjie Yuan, Litao Han, Gang Yang, Zhuhua Zhang, Zhi Zheng, Sixin Wu   +12 more
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