2018RSC AdvancesOpen access

Boosting the efficiency of single junction kesterite solar cell using Ag mixed Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 active layer

Uday Saha, Md. Kawsar Alam

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. Finally, we replace the toxic CdS buffer layer with eco-friendly ZnS and observe a relative improvement of 12.91% in the efficiency. The concept proposed and analyses performed in this work advance the efficiency of single junction kesterite solar cells.

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. Finally, we replace the toxic CdS buffer layer with eco-friendly ZnS and observe a relative improvement of 12.91% in the efficiency. The concept proposed and analyses performed in this work advance the efficiency of single junction kesterite solar cells.

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. Finally, we replace the toxic CdS buffer layer with eco-friendly ZnS and observe a relative improvement of 12.91% in the efficiency. The concept proposed and analyses performed in this work advance the efficiency of single junction kesterite solar cells.

Key concepts: CZTS, Kesterite, Materials science, Optoelectronics, Schottky barrier, Ohmic contact, Solar cell, Open-circuit voltage

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