The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

Improvement of Jsc in a Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Using a Thin Carbon Intermediate Layer at the Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo Interface

(2015) Fangzhou Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Rapid thermal annealed Molybdenum back contact for Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells

(2015) Xiaolei Liu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Complex Surface Chemistry of Kesterites: Cu/Zn Reordering after Low Temperature Postdeposition Annealing and Its Role in High Performance Devices

(2015) Markus Neuschitzer et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Electrochemical routes to earth-abundant photovoltaics: A minireview

(2015) Laurence M. Peter   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

A review on pulsed laser deposited CZTS thin films for solar cell applications

(2015) S.A. Vanalakar et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

The effect of ZnS segregation on Zn-rich CZTS thin film solar cells

(2015) Wei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

The role of Ag in (Ag,Cu)2ZnSnS4 thin film for solar cell application

(2015) Wei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Properties of reactively sputtered oxygenated cadmium sulfide (CdS:O) and their impact on CdTe solar cell performance

(2015) Daniel M. Meysing et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 46)

(2015) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Effects of deposition termination on Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 device characteristics

(2015) I.L. Repins et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Impact of Nanoscale Elemental Distribution in High-Performance Kesterite Solar Cells

(2015) Kasra Sardashti et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Large Efficiency Improvement in Cu2ZnSnSe4Solar Cells by Introducing a Superficial Ge Nanolayer

(2015) Sergio Giraldo et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Entropy-Driven Clustering in Tetrahedrally Bonded Multinary Materials

(2015) Paweł Zawadzki et al.   Physical Review Applied

Reversible order-disorder related band gap changes in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 via post-annealing of solar cells measured by electroreflectance

(2015) Christoph Krämmer et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

High Efficiency Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4Solar Cells by Applying a Double In2S3/CdS Emitter

(2014) Jeehwan Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effects of potassium doping on solution processed kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells

(2014) Zhengfu Tong et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Electronic and elemental properties of the Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 surface and grain boundaries

(2014) Richard Haight et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Boosting Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells efficiency by a thin Ag intermediate layer between absorber and back contact

(2014) Hongtao Cui et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Enhancing the Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell efficiency by back contact modification: Inserting a thin TiB2 intermediate layer at Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo interface

(2014) Fangyang Liu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The band gap of Cu2ZnSnSe4: Effect of order-disorder

(2014) G. Rey et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A low-temperature order-disorder transition in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

(2014) Jonathan J. S. Scragg et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Effects of sodium on electrical properties in Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystal

(2014) Akira Nagaoka et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Bandgap-Graded Cu2Zn(Sn1–xGex)S4 Thin-Film Solar Cells Derived from Metal Chalcogenide Complex Ligand Capped Nanocrystals

(2014) Inhyuk Kim et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Sodium Assisted Sintering of Chalcogenides and Its Application to Solution Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film Solar Cells

(2014) Carolin M. Sutter-Fella et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Towards low-cost, environmentally friendly printed chalcopyrite and kesterite solar cells

(2014) Hamed Azimi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A Review on Development Prospect of CZTS Based Thin Film Solar Cells

(2014) Xiangbo Song et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY

Sputtered (Zn,Mg)O buffer layer for band offset control in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells

(2014) Daisuke Hironiwa et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Suns-VOC characteristics of high performance kesterite solar cells

(2014) Oki Gunawan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Quasi-Fermi level splitting and sub-bandgap absorptivity from semiconductor photoluminescence

(2014) John K. Katahara et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Alternative back contacts in kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S1-xSex)4 thin film solar cells

(2014) G. Altamura et al.   Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Inhibiting MoS2 formation by introducing a ZnO intermediate layer for Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2014) Wei Li et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

CZTS-based materials and interfaces and their effects on the performance of thin film solar cells

(2014) Tang Jiao Huang et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Improving Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS) solar cell performance by an ultrathin ZnO intermediate layer between CZTS absorber and Mo back contact

(2014) Xiaolei Liu et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Radiative transitions in highly doped and compensated chalcopyrites and kesterites: The case ofCu2ZnSnS4

(2014) J. P. Teixeira et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Photoluminescence from Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with different compositions fabricated by a sputtering-sulfurization method

(2014) Kunihiko Tanaka et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Surface potential on grain boundaries and intragrains of highly efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin-films grown by two-step sputtering process

(2014) Gee Yeong Kim et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Molybdenum thin films with low resistivity and superior adhesion deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering at elevated temperature

(2014) Xinyi Dai et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

The Role of Sodium as a Surfactant and Suppressor of Non-Radiative Recombination at Internal Surfaces in Cu2ZnSnS4

(2014) Talia Gershon et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4and Cu2ZnSnSe4Earth-Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

(2013) Shiyou Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effects of sodium incorporation in Co-evaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin-film solar cells

(2013) Jian V. Li et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Band tailing and efficiency limitation in kesterite solar cells

(2013) Tayfun Gokmen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Defect segregation at grain boundary and its impact on photovoltaic performance of CuInSe2

(2013) Wan-Jian Yin et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Atom probe study of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin-films prepared by co-evaporation and post-deposition annealing

(2013) T. Schwarz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Effects of Back Contact Instability on Cu2ZnSnS4 Devices and Processes

(2013) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

CZTS nanocrystals: a promising approach for next generation thin film photovoltaics

(2013) Huanping Zhou et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

The state and future prospects of kesterite photovoltaics

(2013) Alex Polizzotti et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Optical designs that improve the efficiency of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4solar cells

(2013) Mark T. Winkler et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model

(2013) D. P. Halliday et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Prospects and performance limitations for Cu-Zn-Sn-S-Se photovoltaic technology

(2013) D. B. Mitzi et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Raman scattering and disorder effect in Cu2ZnSnS4

(2013) M. Y. Valakh et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Improved performance of Ge-alloyed CZTGeSSe thin-film solar cells through control of elemental losses

(2013) Charles J. Hages et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Non-vacuum processed next generation thin film photovoltaics: Towards marketable efficiency and production of CZTS based solar cells

(2013) Stephan Abermann   SOLAR ENERGY

Technological status of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin film solar cells

(2013) Carolin M. Fella et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Engineering Grain Boundaries in Cu2 ZnSnSe4 for Better Cell Performance: A First-Principle Study

(2013) Wan-Jian Yin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Device Characteristics of CZTSSe Thin-Film Solar Cells with 12.6% Efficiency

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Microphotoluminescence study of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals

(2013) Maarja Grossberg et al.   Journal of Photonics for Energy

Cu(In,Ga)Se$_{\bf 2}$ Solar Cells With Varying Na Content Prepared on Nominally Alkali-Free Glass Substrates

(2013) P. M. P. Salomé et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Inhibiting the absorber/Mo-back contact decomposition reaction in Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells: the role of a ZnO intermediate nanolayer

(2013) Simón López-Marino et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

Admittance spectroscopy of Cu2ZnSnS4 based thin film solar cells

(2012) P. A. Fernandes et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The role of structural properties on deep defect states in Cu2ZnSnS4 studied by photoluminescence spectroscopy

(2012) M. Grossberg et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Cd-free buffer layer materials on Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4: Band alignments with ZnO, ZnS, and In2S3

(2012) D. Aaron R. Barkhouse et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Control of an interfacial MoSe2 layer in Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells: 8.9% power conversion efficiency with a TiN diffusion barrier

(2012) Byungha Shin et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Routes to copper zinc tin sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 a potential material for solar cells

(2012) Karthik Ramasamy et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hydrazine-Processed Ge-Substituted CZTSe Solar Cells

(2012) Santanu Bag et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thermodynamic Aspects of the Synthesis of Thin-Film Materials for Solar Cells

(2012) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

First principles calculation of the electronic properties and lattice dynamics of Cu2ZnSn(S1−xSex)4

(2012) Ankur Khare et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Calculation of the lattice dynamics and Raman spectra of copper zinc tin chalcogenides and comparison to experiments

(2012) Ankur Khare et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

A Detrimental Reaction at the Molybdenum Back Contact in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells

(2012) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells Prepared from Binary and Ternary Nanoparticles

(2012) Yanyan Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phase identification and control of thin films deposited by co-evaporation of elemental Cu, Zn, Sn, and Se

(2012) Nirav Vora et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

CZTS based thin film solar cells: a status review

(2012) M P Suryawanshi et al.   MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

Free-to-bound recombination in near stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4single crystals

(2012) S. Levcenko et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Towards ultrathin copper indium gallium diselenide solar cells: proof of concept study by chemical etching and gold back contact engineering

(2012) Zacharie Jehl Li-Kao et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Kesterites-a challenging material for solar cells

(2012) Susanne Siebentritt et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Effect of a Mo back contact on Na diffusion in CIGS thin film solar cells

(2012) Ju-Heon Yoon et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Co-evaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 films and devices

(2012) Ingrid Repins et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Enhancing the performance of CZTSSe solar cells with Ge alloying

(2012) Qijie Guo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Effect of sputtering process parameters on film properties of molybdenum back contact

(2012) Shirish A. Pethe et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The effect of deposition parameters and post treatment on the electrical properties of Mo thin films

(2012) Cherng-Yuh Su et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Secondary compound formation revealed by transmission electron microscopy at the Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo interface

(2012) Jörn Timo Wätjen et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Structure and electrical properties of Mo back contact for Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2012) Hsiao-Min Wu et al.   VACUUM

Beyond 11% Efficiency: Characteristics of State-of-the-Art Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4Solar Cells

(2012) Teodor K. Todorov et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells: Advances in Materials Modelling of Cu2ZnSnS4

(2012) Aron Walsh et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Cliff-like conduction band offset and KCN-induced recombination barrier enhancement at the CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cell heterojunction

(2011) M. Bär et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Band alignment at the Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4/CdS interface

(2011) Richard Haight et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Molybdenum thin film deposited by in-line DC magnetron sputtering as a back contact for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2011) Zhao-Hui Li et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Earth Abundant Element Cu2Zn(Sn1−xGex)S4Nanocrystals for Tunable Band Gap Solar Cells: 6.8% Efficient Device Fabrication

(2011) Grayson M. Ford et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells Based onCu2ZnSnS4

(2011) Hongxia Wang   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY

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

Electrical, morphological and structural properties of RF magnetron sputtered Mo thin films for application in thin film photovoltaic solar cells

(2011) Guillaume Zoppi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Characterization of vibrational and mechanical properties of quaternary compounds Cu2ZnSnS4and Cu2ZnSnSe4in kesterite and stannite structures

(2011) Tanju Gürel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Photoluminescence and electrical study of fluctuating potentials in Cu2ZnSnS4-based thin films

(2011) J. P. Leitão et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Comparative study of the luminescence and intrinsic point defects in the kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4and chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)Se2thin films used in photovoltaic applications

(2011) Manuel J. Romero et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Device characteristics of a 10.1% hydrazine-processed Cu2ZnSn(Se,S)4 solar cell

(2011) D. Aaron R. Barkhouse et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Optimization of molybdenum thin films for electrodeposited CIGS solar cells

(2011) M. Jubault et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The path towards a high-performance solution-processed kesterite solar cell

(2011) David B. Mitzi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Route Toward High-Efficiency Single-Phase Cu$_{\bf 2}$ZnSn(S,Se)$_{\bf 4}$ Thin-Film Solar Cells: Model Experiments and Literature Review

(2011) Alex Redinger et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

High-Efficiency Solar Cell with Earth-Abundant Liquid-Processed Absorber

(2010) Teodor K. Todorov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The electronic consequences of multivalent elements in inorganic solar absorbers: Multivalency of Sn in Cu2ZnSnS4

(2010) Koushik Biswas et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Influence of Na on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on polyimide substrates at low temperature: Impact on the Cu(In,Ga)Se2/Mo interface

(2010) R. Caballero et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Defect physics of the kesterite thin-film solar cell absorber Cu2ZnSnS4

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Mo bilayer for thin film photovoltaics revisited

(2010) P M P Salomé et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Electronic structure and lattice dynamics in kesterite-typeCu2ZnSnSe4from first-principles calculations

(2010) Narjes Beigom Mortazavi Amiri et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Effect of sodium diffusion on the structural and electrical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

(2010) Tejas Prabhakar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells prepared with sulphurized dc-sputtered stacked metallic precursors

(2010) P.A. Fernandes et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Crystal and electronic band structure of Cu2ZnSnX4 (X=S and Se) photovoltaic absorbers: First-principles insights

(2009) Shiyou Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Shallow defects in Cu2ZnSnS4

(2009) K. Hönes et al.   PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER

Cu2ZnSnS4Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells prepared by non-vacuum processing

(2009) Kunihiko Tanaka et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The effect of Zn1-xMgxO buffer layer deposition temperature on Cu(In,Ga)Se2solar cells: A study of the buffer/absorber interface

(2008) T. Törndahl et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cells

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS