Solution-processed Cu2ZnSnS4 absorbers prepared by appropriate inclusion and removal of thiourea for thin film solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
pp. 9118-9125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si-Nae Park ◽  
Shi-Joon Sung ◽  
Dae-Ho Son ◽  
Dae-Hwan Kim ◽  
Mungunshagai Gansukh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Chemicals ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Czts Thin Films

Effective adding/removal of organic chemicals to/from CZTS precursor thin films for preparing uniform CZTS thin films with optimal photovoltaic properties was achieved by pre-annealing of CZTS precursors containing thiourea.

scholarly journals Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells Based onCu2ZnSnS4

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Czts Thin Films ◽  
New Research ◽  
Light Absorbers

The research in thin film solar cells has been dominated by light absorber materials based on CdTe and Cu(In,Ga)Se2(CIGS) in the last several decades. The concerns of environment impact of cadmium and the limited availability of indium in those materials have driven the research towards developing new substitute light absorbers made from earth abundant, environment benign materials. Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS) semiconductor material has emerged as one of the most promising candidates for this aim and has attracted considerable interest recently. Significant progress in this relatively new research area has been achieved in the last three years. Over 130 papers on CZTS have been published since 2007, and the majority of them are on the preparation of CZTS thin films by different methods. This paper, will review the wide range of techniques that have been used to deposit CZTS semiconductor thin films. The performance of the thin film solar cells using the CZTS material will also be discussed.

The Development of CZTS Thin Films for Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 182-183 ◽  
pp. 237-240
Author(s):  
Nian Jing Ji ◽  
Ke Gao Liu ◽  
Zhong Quan Ma
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Czts Thin Film ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Composition Ratio ◽  
Photoelectric Performance ◽  
Czts Thin Films

CZTS thin film, a potential candidate for application as absorber layer in thin film solar cells, has drawn much attention in these years due to its excellent photoelectric performance and nontoxic components. It provides a brief description of the development of CZTS thin film for solar cells, and surveys several methods of depositing CZTS films, then introduces the crystal structure of CZTS which is a problem for composition ratio affecting the properties of CZTS thin films. Here we also outline the development and the structure of solar cells based on CZTS thin films.

The Influence of the Composition Ratio on CZTS-based Thin Film Solar Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Katagiri ◽  
Kazuo Jimbo ◽  
Masami Tahara ◽  
Hideaki Araki ◽  
Koichiro Oishi
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Soda Lime ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Composition Ratio ◽  
Czts Thin Films

AbstractCu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were fabricated by using three RF co-sputtering continued with sulfurization method. The new type of thin film solar cells using CZTS as an absorber consists of buffer-layer and window-layer on CZTS films that were fabricated on a Mo-coated Soda Lime Glass (SLG) substrate. It was confirmed that CZTS solar cells with high conversion efficiency existed in a relatively narrow composition region. In this paper, the fabrication method of CZTS-based thin film solar cells in our laboratory was stated briefly and the influence of the composition ratio on the photovoltaic properties were presented. Furthermore, the properties of a genuine non-toxic solar cell using a Cd-free buffer-layer were introduced.

Multimodal characterization of solution-processed Cu3SbS4 absorbers for thin film solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (18) ◽  
pp. 8682-8692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo H. Albuquerque ◽  
Ki-Joong Kim ◽  
Jonathon I. Lopez ◽  
Arun Devaraj ◽  
Sandeep Manandhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Absorption Coefficient ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Sulfurization Process

Optimized sulfurization process and final spectrum of the absorption coefficient of the Cu3SbS4 thin films.

7.1% efficient co-electroplated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells with sputtered CdS buffer layers

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 550-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiahua Tao ◽  
Junfeng Liu ◽  
Leilei Chen ◽  
Huiyi Cao ◽  
Xiankuan Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Pure Phase ◽  
Fine Control ◽  
Cu2znsns4 Thin Film ◽  
Czts Thin Films

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films with fine control over composition and pure phase were fabricated by sulfurization of co-electroplated Cu–Zn–Sn–S precursors.

A comparative study of solution-processed low- and high-band-gap chalcopyrite thin-film solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (13) ◽  
pp. 135105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se Jin Park ◽  
Yunae Cho ◽  
Sung Hwan Moon ◽  
Ji Eun Kim ◽  
Doh-Kwon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
High Band
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