DOE PAGES title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Improving efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle based solar cells on flexible glass substrates

Authors:
; ; ORCiD logo;
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1549952
Grant/Contract Number:  
DE AC36-08G028308; IUSSTF/JCERDC-SERIIUS/2012
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Thin Solid Films
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Thin Solid Films Journal Volume: 642 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0040-6090
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Brew, Kevin W., McLeod, Steven M., Garner, Sean M., and Agrawal, Rakesh. Improving efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle based solar cells on flexible glass substrates. Netherlands: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.009.
Brew, Kevin W., McLeod, Steven M., Garner, Sean M., & Agrawal, Rakesh. Improving efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle based solar cells on flexible glass substrates. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.009
Brew, Kevin W., McLeod, Steven M., Garner, Sean M., and Agrawal, Rakesh. Wed . "Improving efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle based solar cells on flexible glass substrates". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.009.
@article{osti_1549952,
title = {Improving efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle based solar cells on flexible glass substrates},
author = {Brew, Kevin W. and McLeod, Steven M. and Garner, Sean M. and Agrawal, Rakesh},
abstractNote = {},
doi = {10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.009},
journal = {Thin Solid Films},
number = C,
volume = 642,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

Journal Article:
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.009

Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 20 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Save / Share:

Works referenced in this record:

Photoluminescence study of disordering in the cation sublattice of Cu2ZnSnS4
journal, November 2014


Materials Availability Expands the Opportunity for Large-Scale Photovoltaics Deployment
journal, March 2009

  • Wadia, Cyrus; Alivisatos, A. Paul; Kammen, Daniel M.
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 43, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1021/es8019534

Incorporation of alkali metals in chalcogenide solar cells
journal, December 2015

  • Salomé, P. M. P.; Rodriguez-Alvarez, H.; Sadewasser, S.
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 143
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.011

Synthesis and characterization of 15% efficient CIGSSe solar cells from nanoparticle inks: Synthesis and characterization of CIGSSe solar cell
journal, January 2015

  • McLeod, Steven M.; Hages, Charles J.; Carter, Nathaniel J.
  • Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 23, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1002/pip.2588

Low cost processing of CIGS thin film solar cells
journal, December 2004


Fabrication of 7.2% Efficient CZTSSe Solar Cells Using CZTS Nanocrystals
journal, December 2010

  • Guo, Qijie; Ford, Grayson M.; Yang, Wei-Chang
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 132, Issue 49
  • DOI: 10.1021/ja108427b

Photovoltaic manufacturing: Present status, future prospects, and research needs
journal, May 2011

  • Wolden, Colin A.; Kurtin, Juanita; Baxter, Jason B.
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 29, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1116/1.3569757

Recent trends in direct solution coating of kesterite absorber layers in solar cells
journal, December 2013


The effect of NaF on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells
journal, January 2000


Thin-film solar cells: device measurements and analysis
journal, March 2004

  • Hegedus, Steven S.; Shafarman, William N.
  • Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 12, Issue 23
  • DOI: 10.1002/pip.518

Highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on flexible polymer films
journal, September 2011

  • Chirilă, Adrian; Buecheler, Stephan; Pianezzi, Fabian
  • Nature Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1038/nmat3122

Controlled Grain Growth for High Performance Nanoparticle-Based Kesterite Solar Cells
journal, October 2016


Approaches to flexible CIGS thin-film solar cells
journal, June 2005


A Versatile Solution Route to Efficient Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 Thin-Film Solar Cells
journal, March 2015

  • Zhang, Ruihong; Szczepaniak, Stephen M.; Carter, Nathaniel J.
  • Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1021/cm504654t

Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films on flexible metal foil substrates
journal, October 2014

  • Xu, Jiaxiong; Cao, Zhongming; Yang, Yuanzheng
  • Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 26, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10854-014-2456-3

Ultra-slim flexible glass for roll-to-roll electronic device fabrication
journal, May 2014


Metal sulfide precursor aqueous solutions for fabrication of Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin film solar cells
journal, January 2015

  • Tian, Qingwen; Huang, Lijian; Zhao, Wangen
  • Green Chemistry, Vol. 17, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01828A

Earth-abundant and low-cost CZTS solar cell on flexible molybdenum foil
journal, January 2014

  • Zhang, Yongzheng; Ye, Qinyan; Liu, Jiang
  • RSC Adv., Vol. 4, Issue 45
  • DOI: 10.1039/C4RA02064B

High-Efficiency Solar Cell with Earth-Abundant Liquid-Processed Absorber
journal, May 2010

  • Todorov, Teodor K.; Reuter, Kathleen B.; Mitzi, David B.
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 22, Issue 20, p. E156-E159
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.200904155

Technological aspects of flexible CIGS solar cells and modules
journal, December 2004


Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell on a flexible glass substrate
journal, July 2014


Generalized current-voltage analysis and efficiency limitations in non-ideal solar cells: Case of Cu 2 ZnSn(S x Se 1−x ) 4 and Cu 2 Zn(Sn y Ge 1−y )(S x Se 1−x ) 4
journal, June 2014

  • Hages, Charles J.; Carter, Nathaniel J.; Agrawal, Rakesh
  • Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 23
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4882119

Co-evaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 films and devices
journal, June 2012


Electrochemical Deposition of CZTS Thin Films on Flexible Substrate
journal, January 2014


Morphology evolution and stability of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals in sodium halides salt solution
journal, September 2016


The Role of Sodium as a Surfactant and Suppressor of Non-Radiative Recombination at Internal Surfaces in Cu 2 ZnSnS 4
journal, August 2014

  • Gershon, Talia; Shin, Byungha; Bojarczuk, Nestor
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201400849

CIGS thin-film solar cells on steel substrates
journal, February 2009


Sodium Assisted Sintering of Chalcogenides and Its Application to Solution Processed Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 Thin Film Solar Cells
journal, January 2014

  • Sutter-Fella, Carolin M.; Stückelberger, Josua A.; Hagendorfer, Harald
  • Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 26, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1021/cm403504u

Universality of non-Ohmic shunt leakage in thin-film solar cells
journal, December 2010

  • Dongaonkar, S.; Servaites, J. D.; Ford, G. M.
  • Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 108, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.3518509

Low-Cost Inorganic Solar Cells: From Ink To Printed Device
journal, November 2010

  • Habas, Susan E.; Platt, Heather A. S.; van Hest, Maikel F. A. M.
  • Chemical Reviews, Vol. 110, Issue 11, p. 6571-6594
  • DOI: 10.1021/cr100191d

Real-time observation of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cell absorber layer formation from nanoparticle precursors
journal, January 2013

  • Mainz, Roland; Walker, Bryce C.; Schmidt, Sebastian S.
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 15, Issue 41
  • DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53373e