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Recent technical and commercial successes of existing thin film solar cell technologies motivates exploration of next-generation photovoltaic (PV) absorber materials. Of particular scientific interest are compounds like CuSbSe$_2$, which do…
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Ultrathin planar absorbing layers, including semiconductor and metal films, and 2D materials, are promising building blocks for solar energy harvesting devices but poor light absorption has been a critical issue. Although interference in…
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In the quest for efficient and cost-effective photovoltaic absorber materials beyond silicon, considerable attention has been directed toward exploring alternatives. One such material, zincblende-derived Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), has shown promise…
The Cu$_2$BaSnS$_4$ (CBTS) and Cu$_2$SrSnS$_4$ (CSTS) semiconductors have been recently proposed as potential wide band gap photovoltaic absorbers. Although several measurements indicate that they are less affected by band tailing than…
A systematic survey and subsequent research have been made on MoTe2-based n-CdS/p-MoTe2/p+-CGS device in solar cell and photodetector field. The optimization has been established by altering the various properties of each constituent layer…
Power-conversion efficiency is a critical factor for the wider adoption of solar-cell modules. Thin-film solar cells are cheap and easy to manufacture, but their efficiencies are low compared to crystalline-silicon solar cells and need to…
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Cu added CdS films were synthesized using spin coating technique at different spin speeds for different time durations. Films were subsequently annealed at different temperatures for different time periods in air to crystallize the phase of…
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