Impact of Grain Size and Grain Nature in Thin‐Film Solar Cells

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 62)

(2023) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

InP/InGaAsP thin films based solar cells: Lattice mismatch impact on efficiency

(2022) A. Tarbi et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Residual strain engineering in seed layer assisted Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber layer

(2022) Kulwinder Kaur et al.   Materials Today Communications

Impact of selenium composition variation in CZTS solar cell

(2021) Atul Kumar   OPTIK

Defects signature in VOC characterization of thin-film solar cells

(2021) Atul Kumar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Grain Boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 : A Review On Composition–Electronic Property Relationships by Atom Probe Tomography and Correlative Microscopy

(2021) Oana Cojocaru‐Mirédin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Impurity photovoltaic and split spectrum for efficiency gain in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2021) Atul Kumar et al.   OPTIK

Non-destructive determination of phase, size, and strain of individual grains in polycrystalline photovoltaic materials

(2021) Mariana Mar Lucas et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Detailed Insight into the CZTS/CdS Interface Modification by Air Annealing in Monograin Layer Solar Cells

(2021) Marit Kauk-Kuusik et al.   ACS Applied Energy Materials

Enhancement in the efficiency of Sb2Se3 solar cells by adding low lattice mismatch CuSbSe2 hole transport layer

(2020) Qingfei Cang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Low-Temperature Crystallization Enables 21.9% Efficient Single-Crystal MAPbI3 Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

(2020) Abdullah Y. Alsalloum et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Defect properties of Sb2Se3 thin film solar cells and bulk crystals

(2020) Theodore D. C. Hobson et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Highly stable ethanol-based Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) low-cost thin film absorber: Effect of solution aging

(2020) Ahmet Tumbul et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Modeling Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

(2020) Ji-Sang Park et al.   Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics

Size-controlling of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles: Effects of stabilizing/reducing agents on material properties

(2020) E.M. Mkawi et al.   Results in Physics

Modeling of Jsc and Voc versus the grain size in CdTe, CZTS and Perovskite thin film solar cells

(2019) Hadi Nazem et al.   SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES

Comprehensive loss modeling in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2019) Atul Kumar et al.   CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS

Direct evidence for grain boundary passivation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells through alkali-fluoride post-deposition treatments

(2019) Nicoleta Nicoara et al.   Nature Communications

Strain dependent effect on power degradation of CIGS thin film solar cell

(2019) Chen Yang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Role of contact work function, back surface field, and conduction band offset in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell

(2018) Atul Kumar et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Effect of Grain Boundaries on the Performance of Thin-Film-Based Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: A Numerical Modeling

(2018) Nikita Chhetri et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE

Impact of grain boundary defect on performance of perovskite solar cell

(2018) S.M. Iftiquar et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING

Physical properties of solution processable n-type Fe and Al co-doped ZnO nanostructured thin films: Role of Al doping levels and annealing

(2018) A. Goktas et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING

A direct measurement of higher photovoltage at grain boundaries in CdS/ CZTSe solar cells using KPFM technique

(2018) Manoj Vishwakarma et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Classical modelling of grain size and boundary effects in polycrystalline perovskite solar cells

(2018) Babak Olyaeefar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Na incorporated improved properties of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin film by DC sputtering

(2018) K.S. Gour et al.   VACUUM

Band bending near grain boundaries of Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin films and its effect on photovoltaic performance

(2018) Yaping Ma et al.   Nano Energy

Deposition Technologies of High-Efficiency CIGS Solar Cells: Development of Two-Step and Co-Evaporation Processes

(2018) Chia-Hua Huang et al.   Crystals

Structural, morphological and optical properties of the vacuum-free processed CZTS thin film absorbers

(2018) Ahmet Tumbul et al.   Materials Research Express

An investigation on the relationship between open circuit voltage and grain size for CZTSSe thin film solar cells fabricated by selenization of sputtered precursors

(2018) Yaowei Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

All solution processed superstrate type Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell: Effect of absorber layer thickness

(2018) Ahmet Tumbul et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Loss Analysis of Monocrystalline CdTe Solar Cells With 20% Active-Area Efficiency

(2017) Jacob J. Becker et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Charged Grain Boundaries and Carrier Recombination in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cells

(2017) Benoit Gaury et al.   Physical Review Applied

Full space device optimization for solar cells

(2017) Ahmer A. B. Baloch et al.   Scientific Reports

Charged grain boundaries reduce the open-circuit voltage of polycrystalline solar cells—An analytical description

(2016) Benoit Gaury et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Grain size-induced structural, magnetic and magnetoresistance properties of Nd0.67Ca0.33MnO3 nanocrystalline thin films

(2016) A. Göktaş et al.   JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Grain boundaries in CdTe thin film solar cells: a review

(2016) Jonathan D Major   SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Grain-Size-Limited Mobility in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films

(2016) Obadiah G. Reid et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Investigation of micro-electrical properties of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 thin films using scanning probe microscopy

(2015) C.-S. Jiang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Residual stresses in thin film systems: Effects of lattice mismatch, thermal mismatch and interface dislocations

(2013) Alireza Moridi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Investigating the Role of Grain Boundaries in CZTS and CZTSSe Thin Film Solar Cells with Scanning Probe Microscopy

(2012) Joel B. Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Grain Size and Texture of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Synthesized by Cosputtering Binary Sulfides and Annealing: Effects of Processing Conditions and Sodium

(2011) W.M. HLAING Oo et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Chemical composition dependence of morphological and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films deposited by sol–gel sulfurization and Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cell efficiency

(2010) Kunihiko Tanaka et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Grain boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin-film solar cells

(2008) Uwe Rau et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Simulation study of the effects of grain shape and size on the performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2008) M. Nerat et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Numerical simulation of carrier collection and recombination at grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2008) K. Taretto et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS