Rational Design and Development of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Solar Cells
K.S. Rajni, Narayanan V. Vishnu
The future depends on sustainable energy resources; solar energy is Earth’s most readily available energy source. To convert this massive energy source into electrical energy, we need to develop better photovoltaic technologies that are energy efficient and sustainable. Among the various photovoltaic technologies, the CZTS thin film solar cells are one of the safest absorber materials developed till now. Currently, the practical efficiency of CZTS needs to catch up to the theoretical efficiency and to reduce this gap, the materials used require fine-tuning. In this regard through this book chapter, we are trying to identify the motive behind the design and development of CZTS thin film solar cells and the future scope for quaternary chalcogenide solar cell.
Keywords
Cu2ZnSnS4, Thin Film Solar Cells, Chalcogenides, Solar Energy
Published online 3/25/2024, 26 pages
Copyright © 2024 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: K.S. Rajni, Narayanan V. Vishnu, Rational Design and Development of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Solar Cells, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 163, pp 92-117, 2024
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644903032-4
The article was published as article 4 of the book Third Generation Photovoltaic Technology
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