Engineering Solar Cell Absorbers by Exploring the Band Alignment and Defect Disparity: The Case of Cu- and Ag-Based Kesterite Compounds

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Stannite Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Ag2ZnSnSe4 for Thermoelectric Applications

(2015) Kaya Wei et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The impact of sodium on the sub-bandgap states in CZTSe and CZTS

(2015) By Talia Gershon et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Composition Control and Formation Pathway of CZTS and CZTGS Nanocrystal Inks for Kesterite Solar Cells

(2015) Andrew D. Collord et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

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

Z-Schematic Water Splitting into H2 and O2 Using Metal Sulfide as a Hydrogen-Evolving Photocatalyst and Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-State Electron Mediator

(2015) Katsuya Iwashina et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rapid synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystalline thin films directly on transparent conductive glass substrates by microwave irradiation

(2015) Yu Zhao et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Interplay between surface preparation and device performance in CZTSSe solar cells: Effects of KCN and NH 4 OH etching

(2015) Mehmet Eray Erkan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Solution-processed Cu 2 CdSn(S,Se) 4 thin film solar cells

(2015) Wangen Zhao et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Influence of hydrogen sulfide annealing on copper–zinc–tin–sulfide solar cells sputtered from a quaternary compound target

(2015) Patrice Bras et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Cation Substitution of Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSnS4Thin Film Solar Cell with over 9% Efficiency

(2015) Zhenghua Su et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

(2014) Jeehwan Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Comparison of fluctuating potentials and donor-acceptor pair transitions in a Cu-poor Cu2ZnSnS4 based solar cell

(2014) J. P. Teixeira 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

Design of I2–II–IV–VI4 Semiconductors through Element Substitution: The Thermodynamic Stability Limit and Chemical Trend

(2014) Congcong Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Trap and recombination centers study in sprayed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

(2014) Maykel Courel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Generalized current-voltage analysis and efficiency limitations in non-ideal solar cells: Case of Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4and Cu2Zn(SnyGe1−y)(SxSe1−x)4

(2014) Charles J. Hages et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Unveiling the effects of post-deposition treatment with different alkaline elements on the electronic properties of CIGS thin film solar cells

(2014) Fabian Pianezzi et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 45)

(2014) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Preparation of the Ag–Zn–Sn–S quaternary photoelectrodes using chemical bath deposition for photoelectrochemical applications

(2014) Lin-Ya Yeh et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Cu2ZnSnSe4Thin-Film Solar Cells by Thermal Co-evaporation with 11.6% Efficiency and Improved Minority Carrier Diffusion Length

(2014) Yun Seog Lee 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

Band tailing and efficiency limitation in kesterite solar cells

(2013) Tayfun Gokmen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Solution-phase Synthesis of Stannite-type Ag2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles for Application to Photoelectrode Materials

(2013) Tetsuya Sasamura et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

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

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

Energetic I–III–VI2and I2–II–IV–VI4nanocrystals: synthesis, photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications

(2013) Feng-Jia Fan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4Thin Film Solar Cell Using Single Step Electrodeposition Method

(2013) Sambhaji M. Pawar et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Photoluminescence characterization of a high-efficiency Cu2ZnSnS4 device

(2013) Talia Gershon et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Deep electron traps and origin ofp-type conductivity in the earth-abundant solar-cell material Cu2ZnSnS4

(2013) Dong Han et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Intrinsic point defects in CuInSe2and CuGaSe2as seen via screened-exchange hybrid density functional theory

(2013) Johan Pohl et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

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

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Metal sulphide semiconductors for photocatalytic hydrogen production

(2013) Kai Zhang et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

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

(2012) M. Grossberg 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

Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: An attempt to improve the efficiency

(2012) A.V. Moholkar et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

The role of secondary phase precipitation on grain boundary electrical activity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic absorber layer material

(2012) Budhika G. Mendis et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Materials interface engineering for solution-processed photovoltaics

(2012) Michael Graetzel et al.   NATURE

Free-to-bound recombination in near stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4single crystals

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

Co-evaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 films and devices

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

Synthesis of multicomponent sulfide Ag2ZnSnS4as an efficient photocatalyst for H2production under visible light irradiation

(2012) Kan Li et al.   RSC Advances

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

Chemical Insights into the Instability of Cu2ZnSnS4Films during Annealing

(2011) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

Analysis of lattice site occupancy in kesterite structure of Cu2ZnSnS4 films using synchrotron radiation x-ray diffraction

(2011) Tsukasa Washio et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on flexible polymer films

(2011) Adrian Chirilă et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

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

Thin film solar cell with 8.4% power conversion efficiency using an earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4absorber

(2011) Byungha Shin et al.   PROGRESS IN 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

Thermally evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2010) K. Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Novel Stannite-type Complex Sulfide Photocatalysts AI2-Zn-AIV-S4(AI= Cu and Ag; AIV= Sn and Ge) for Hydrogen Evolution under Visible-Light Irradiation

(2010) Issei Tsuji et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Near band edge anisotropic optical transitions in wide band gap semiconductor Cu2ZnSiS4

(2010) S. Levcenco et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Intrinsic point defects and complexes in the quaternary kesterite semiconductorCu2ZnSnS4

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Photoluminescence and Raman study of Cu2ZnSn(SexS1−x)4 monograins for photovoltaic applications

(2010) M. Grossberg 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

Electronic structure and stability of quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors derived from cation cross-substitution of II-VI andI-III-VI2compounds

(2009) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Cu2ZnSnS4as a potential photovoltaic material: A hybrid Hartree-Fock density functional theory study

(2009) Joachim Paier et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

New routes to sustainable photovoltaics: evaluation of Cu2ZnSnS4as an alternative absorber material

(2008) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Doping asymmetry in wide-bandgap semiconductors: Origins and solutions

(2008) Yanfa Yan et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Assessment of correction methods for the band-gap problem and for finite-size effects in supercell defect calculations: Case studies for ZnO and GaAs

(2008) Stephan Lany et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cells

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Synthesis and electrical characteristics of Ag2S nanocrystals

(2007) Jaewon Jang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS