Earth abundant thin film solar cells from co-evaporated Cu2SnS3 absorber layers

2016 ◽  
Vol 689 ◽  
pp. 182-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Marquez Prieto ◽  
Sergiu Levcenko ◽  
Justus Just ◽  
Hannes Hampel ◽  
Ian Forbes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Earth Abundant

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.

scholarly journals New Earth-Abundant Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Chalcogenides

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Le Donne ◽  
Vanira Trifiletti ◽  
Simona Binetti
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Earth Abundant

Development of Earth-abundant CZTS Thin Film Solar Cells with Sulfurization Technique

2014 ◽  
Vol 1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Katagiri ◽  
Kazuo Jimbo ◽  
Tsukasa Washio
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
High Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Compound Target

ABSTRACTCu2ZnSnS4 (henceforth CZTS) absorber layers are successfully synthesized by a sulfurization technique of physical vapor deposited precursors. In our previous report, we have clarified that the off-stoichiometry composition of Cu-poor and Zn-rich is desirable to achieve high conversion efficiency. By using CZTS compound target that provide such active composition, we could conduct a simple single sputtering method to prepare CZTS absorber. In our laboratory, a two-stage process of precursor preparation followed by sulfurization is a major fabrication method from the start of this study. We think that this method is suitable for a mass production. An optimization of the sulfurization process is a quite important issue because the active composition was already revealed. In this paper, TG/DTA system available in the H2S atmosphere is introduced to optimize the sulfurization condition. As a result, bump-free CZTS films were prepared successfully and the fluctuation of J-V properties in one substrate was drastically suppressed.

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