Photovoltaic System in Progress: A Survey of Recent Development

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Design and Numerical Analysis of Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Cu₂ZnSn (SₓSe₁₋ₓ)₄ with SnO₂ TCO and ZnS Buffer

“…They have substantial commercial value in small stand-alone power systems, integrated photovoltaic (PV) buildings, and utility-scale solar power plants. High power conversion efficiency (PCE), direct and adjustable bandgap (Eg), reduced material requirement, and lower fabrication cost on large areas have turned thin film solar cells into one of the emergent fields in photovoltaics (PV) [4]. CIGS-based thin film solar cells deliver the highest efficiency of 23.6% [5] in lab environment among second-generation thin film solar cell technologies.…”

“…The desired material A. Zubair, Bangladesh Universitty of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. (e-mail:ahmedzubair@eee.buet.ac.bd) Design and Numerical Analysis of Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Cu 2 ZnSn (S x Se 1-x ) 4 with SnO 2 TCO and ZnS Buffer Naznin Sultana and Ahmed Zubair parameters required for the device simulation are either used from literature or assumed with proper justification to understand the device's performance well. Various electrical performance parameters were studied with the variation of solar irradiance, temperature, front surface texture along absorber and buffer layer thickness for the proposed cell.…”