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Ultrasonic spray coating of kesterite CZTS films from molecular inks
Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) has emerged as a potential alternative absorber for thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) and tandem applications owing to their...
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Performance optimization of earth abundant CZTS Kesterite solar cell with efficient interface engineering and back surface field
In this work, we introduce a double CZTS-layered design with a high-performance Electron Transport Layer (ETL) as an effective way to increase the...
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Performance enhancement of CIGS/CZTS-based thin film solar cell using non-toxic ZnS buffer layer: a simulation approach
In the present work, a thin film solar cell (TFSC) structure (ITO/Al-ZnO/i-ZnO/ZnS/CIGS/CZTS/CZTSSe/Au/Substrate) based on CIGS/CZTS absorber layer...
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Synthesis of lead-free Cu/CuFeO2/CZTS thin film as a novel photocatalytic hydrogen generator from wastewater and solar cell applications
The sewage water is tested as a source of hydrogen production with a high efficiency value of 25.44% using Cu/CuFeO 2 (delafossite)/CZTS (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 ,...
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Investigation of photocatalytic activity (under visible light) of ultrathin CZTS films produced in different thicknesses by PLD method
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films in 61 nm, 112 nm, 242 nm and 313 nm thickness which have been produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) on Soda Lime...
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Numerical modeling of ZnSnO/CZTS based solar cells
Numerical simulation has been performed to improve the performance of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) solar cells by replacing CdS with Zn 1− x Sn x O buffer layer. The...
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An Investigation on Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) Thin Films Prepared by SILAR Method
Copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) thin films have been synthesized by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) technique for different...
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The effect of Ag plasmonic nanoparticles on the efficiency of CZTS solar cell: an experimental investigation and numerical modelling
Ag plasmonic nanoparticles have been produced depending on laser pulse energy by applying pulsed laser deposition technique. Localized surface...
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Back contact nature effect on the CZTS/ZnS based heterojunction
This work contributes to the discussion on the influence of the back contact on the electrical properties of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)-based solar cells....
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Effect of preheating and annealing temperature on the microstructure and optoelectronic properties of CZTS films prepared by sol-gel method
The effects of different preheating and annealing temperatures on the surface morphology, microstructure, and optical properties of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)...
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The Effect of Ag and Au Contacts on the Efficiency of CZTS/n-Si Solar Cell: the Confirmation of Experimental and Theoretical Results by SCAPS Simulation
In this work, Ag/CZTS/n-Si/Ag and Ag/CZTS/n-Si/Au heterojunction solar cells have been produced using PLD technique. The crystal size, microstrain,...
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Facile growth of kesterite CZTS film by one-pot hydrothermal route using EDTA as complex agent for heterojunction solar cell applications: influence of zinc concentration
The present study focuses on develo** a Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 film using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as a complexing agent via a one-pot hydrothermal...
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Cu2ZnSnS4 from oxide precursors grown by pulsed laser deposition for monolithic CZTS/Si tandem solar cells
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is a promising earth-abundant and non-toxic material as the top cell absorber in silicon (Si)-based tandem solar cells. One of the...
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Theoretical analysis of CZTS/CZTSSe tandem solar cell
Kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn(S x Se 1−x ) 4 has tunable band-gap values in the range 1 to 1.5 eV depending upon the Sulphur/Selenium stoichiometry. We analyze the...
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wxAMPS theoretical study of the bandgap structure of CZTS thin film to improve the device performance
The carrier recombination was one of the factors limiting the further improvement of the Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells. In this paper, a...
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A comprehensive review on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film for solar cell: forecast issues and future anticipation
Past few decades, light absorbing materials based on CuInGaSe 2 and CdTe have been used for fabrication of thin film solar cells. But main issues...
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Optimization of Si (core)/CZTS/CZTSe (shell) nanowire array for solar cell
We present an optical simulation of a solar cell employing core (Si) /shell (Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) or/and Cu2ZnSnSe4 CZTSe) vertically-aligned...
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Deposition of CZTS|ZnO Hetero-Junction Using SILAR and Spray Pyrolysis
AbstractCopper zinc tin sulphide (CZTS) thin films have been deposited on glass substrate at 323 ± 5 K using sequential ionic layer adsorption...
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Optical simulation of solar cell based on ZnO/ZTO core–shell nanowire array embedded in CZTS layer
We present an optical simulation of a solar cell with superstrate configuration employing core (Zinc Oxide (ZnO))/shell (Zinc Tin Oxide (ZTO))...
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Experimental and numerical simulation of deposition time effect on ZnS thin films for CZTS-based solar cells
High-quality ZnS thin films as buffer layer have been successfully synthesized and simulated using the low-cost Mist CVD technique and the SCAPS-1D...
