scholarly journals Thin-Film Solar Cells: Cation Substitution in Earth-Abundant Kesterite Photovoltaic Materials (Adv. Sci. 4/2018)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1870021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Li ◽  
Dongxiao Wang ◽  
Xiuling Li ◽  
Yu Zeng ◽  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cation Substitution ◽  
Photovoltaic Materials ◽  
Earth Abundant

Impact of cation substitution in all solution-processed Cu2(Cd,Zn)SnS4 superstrate solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Payno Zarceño ◽  
Samrana Kazim ◽  
Shahzada Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Cation Substitution ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Light Absorber

Thin-film solar cells constituted of abundant elements are the key to ensure mass production, reduce energy costs and meet energy demands. Kesterite, is a cost-effective light absorber, however showed low...

Fabrication of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 light absorbers by a sol–gel and selenization route for thin film solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 6562-6570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Qin Zeng ◽  
Yan Qing Lai ◽  
Zi Li Han ◽  
Boon K. Ng ◽  
Zhi An Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Gel Method ◽  
Sol Gel Method ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Light Absorbers

A CZTSSe thin film solar cell was fabricated by a sol–gel method with an efficiency of 8.08%.

Optimization of CdS Buffer Layer for High Efficiency Earth-Abundant Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Thin Film Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myeng Gil Gang ◽  
R. B. V. Chalapathy ◽  
Jihun Kim ◽  
Chang Woo Hong ◽  
Mingrui He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Earth Abundant

Atomistic insights into the order–disorder transition in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells from Monte Carlo simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 312-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne K. Wallace ◽  
Jarvist Moore Frost ◽  
Aron Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Absorber Layer ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Disorder Transition ◽  
Earth Abundant

Kesterite-structured Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is an earth-abundant and non-toxic semiconductor that is being studied for use as the absorber layer in thin-film solar cells.

Co-electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cells with over 7% efficiency fabricated via fine-tuning of the Zn content in absorber layers

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3798-3805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiahua Tao ◽  
Leilei Chen ◽  
Huiyi Cao ◽  
Chuanjun Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Electrodeposition Process ◽  
Photovoltaic Materials ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
Cu2znsns4 Thin Film

A simple and cost-effective co-electrodeposition process has been demonstrated to fabricate high-performance Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic materials with composition tunability and phase controllability.

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