Comprehensive physicochemical and photovoltaic analysis of different Zn substitutes (Mn, Mg, Fe, Ni, Co, Ba, Sr) in CZTS-inspired thin film solar cells

• Main Authors: Lie, Stener, Guc, Maxim, Tunuguntla, Venkatesh, Izquierdo-Roca, Victor, Siebentritt, Susanne, Wong, Lydia Helena
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Kesterites; Physico-Chemicals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162372
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The relatively stagnant efficiency of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) kesterite thin film solar cells has led to the exploration of alternative materials based on the kesterite structure. The unavoidable formation of Cu-Zn disorder-related defects and Sn-related deep defects such as SnZn and its cluster in CZTS pr...