A comprehensive review on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film for solar cell: forecast issues and future anticipation

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitisha Baid ◽  
Ayesha Hashmi ◽  
Bhawana Jain ◽  
Ajaya Kumar Singh ◽  
Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Czts Thin Film ◽  
Comprehensive Review

Chemical Composition Dependence of Cu2ZnSnS4 Absorbers Fabricated by Sulfurization of Thermal Evaporated Metal Precursors and Solar Cell Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 1738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyuan Zhang ◽  
Sreejith Karthikeyan ◽  
Mandip J. Sibakoti ◽  
Stephen A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Small Deviation ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Czts Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell Performance

ABSTRACTWe investigate the synthesis of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films using thermal evaporation from copper, zinc and tin pellets and post-annealing in a sulfur atmosphere. The effects of chemical composition were studied both on the absorber layer properties and on the final solar cell performance. It is confirmed that CZTS thin film chemical composition affects the carrier concentration profile, which then influences the solar cell properties. Solar cells using a CZTS thin film with composition ratio Cu/(Zn+Sn) = 0.87, and Zn/Sn = 1.24 exhibited an open-circuit voltage of 483 mV, a short-circuit current of 14.54 mA/cm2, a fill factor of 37.66 % and a conversion efficiency of 2.64 %. Only a small deviation from the optimal chemical composition can drop device performance to a lower level, which confirms that the CZTS solar cells with high conversion efficiency existed in a relatively narrow composition region.

Improvement of Mo/Cu2ZnSnS4 interface for Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell application

2014 ◽  
Vol 1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongtao Cui ◽  
Xiaolei Liu ◽  
Xiaojing Hao ◽  
Fangyang Liu ◽  
Ning Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Czts Thin Film ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Secondary Phases ◽  
Solar Cell Application

ABSTRACTThe focus of this work is on back contact improvement for sputtered CZTS thin film solar cells. Three methods have been investigated including a thin Ag coating, a thin ZnO coating on the Mo back contact and rapid thermal annealing of the back contact. All of these methods have been found to reduce defects such as voids as well as secondary phases at the back contact region and inhibit the formation of MoS2. Consequently all the mothods effectively enhances Voc, Jsc, FF and therefore efficiency significantly.

Study of the junction and carrier lifetime properties of a spray-deposited CZTS thin-film solar cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 055001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malkeshkumar Patel ◽  
Indrajit Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Abhijit Ray
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Carrier Lifetime ◽  
Czts Thin Film

Influence of annealed ITO on PLD CZTS thin film solar cell

2019 ◽  
Vol 358 ◽  
pp. 762-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Xing Liang ◽  
Yan-Di Luo ◽  
Ju-Guang Hu ◽  
Xing-Ye Chen ◽  
Yang Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Czts Thin Film

Characteristics of In-Substituted CZTS Thin Film and Bifacial Solar Cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 21118-21130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Ge ◽  
Junhao Chu ◽  
Jinchun Jiang ◽  
Yanfa Yan ◽  
Pingxiong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Czts Thin Film ◽  
Bifacial Solar Cell

Characterization of a CZTS thin film solar cell grown by sputtering method

Solar Energy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara P. Dhakal ◽  
Chien–Yi Peng ◽  
R. Reid Tobias ◽  
Ramesh Dasharathy ◽  
Charles R. Westgate
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Czts Thin Film
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