Strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells

Abstract

This article presents a strategic review of secondary phases, defects and defect-complexes in kesterite CZTS–Se solar cells responsible for performance gap from CIGS solar cells.

Defect Dynamics in Proton Irradiated CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells

“…[15,[39][40][41] Moreover, the proton induced point defects and fragments of CH3NH3 may also form defect related complexes. [42,43] It is possible that these complex defects do not participate in recombination processes. For instance, this mechanism of a high radiation hardness is realized in InP.…”

A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

“…Table II summarizes the secondary phases developed during the synthesis or post treatment of CZTS which are also bearing significant physicochemical characters to interrupt the overall efficiency. 109 There is a competition between phase pure CZTS growth and the growth of binary [Cu 2 S, ZnS, SnS, and SnS 2 ] and ternary phases [Cu 2 SnS 3 ] counterparts as the material itself possessing complexity of this quaternary complex due to having three metal cation and one metal anion. The CZTS phase formation is more complex and narrow in phase stability, as seen in Fig.…”

The synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films from melt reactions using xanthate precursors

“…It has a large absorption coefficient (a C 10 4 cm -1 ) and a direct band gap of about 1.45 eV [7][8][9][10]. The performance of CZTS absorber layers is still less than that of silicon [11], which is the current industrial standard; however, unlike silicon, it has the advantage of a direct and tunable band gap [12]. sulfur atmosphere.…”