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Regulating Air‐Annealing Time for Boosting the Performance of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Solar Cells

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From binary to quaternary copper chalcogenide compounds in solar cells technology: Recent progress and perspectives

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Superior Visible Photoelectric Response with Au/Cu2NiSnS4 Core–Shell Nanocrystals

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Synergistic Crystallization Modulation and Defects Passivation in Kesterite via Anion‐Coordinate Precursor Engineering for Efficient Solar Cells

Lijing Wang, Liangli Chu, Zhengji Zhou, Wenhui Zhou, Dongxing Kou, Yuena Meng, Yafang Qi, Shengjie Yuan, Litao Han, Gang Yang, Zhuhua Zhang, Zhi Zheng and Sixin Wu

Advanced Science, 2024, 11
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Design and Efficiency Enhancement of Heterojunctions Formed by CZTS and S-Based Buffer Layers for Photovoltaic Applications

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Boosting the open-circuit voltage of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cell by Cd/NH3 soaking

Yujiao Ma, Yuzhou Sun, Zihan Zhang, Haokai Zhao, Haifeng Gao, Qing Zhou, Wenbo Li, Xiaoyun Teng, Chao Gao and Wei Yu

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Wet synthesis of Cu2MnSnS4 thin films for photovoltaics: Oxidation control and CdS impact on device performances

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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2024, 272, 112924
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Exploring the Synthesis of Cu2(Zn,Cd)SnS4 at High Temperatures as a Route for High‐Efficiency Solar Cells

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Progress in Photovoltaics, 2025, 33, 628
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Improving surface and bulk crystallinities of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 films simultaneously by finely adjusting the chemical state of S in precursor films

Qing Zhou, Hao Li, Tingchun Wu, Yang Liu, Xinzhan Wang, Jianjun Li, Wei Yu and Chao Gao

Applied Materials Today, 2025, 44, 102707
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Critical review on the controllable growth and post-annealing on the heterojunction of the kesterite solar cells

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J. Phys. Energy, 2024, 6, 042002
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A Deep Dive into Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Solar Cells: A Review of Exploring Roadblocks, Breakthroughs, and Shaping the Future

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Efficient and bending durable flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells achieved by Ga doping stress regulation

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Materials Letters, 2023, 350, 134974
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Achieving high-efficiency Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells by Ag doping in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 and substituting annealed In0.01Cd0.99S for CdS

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 504, 158736
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Structural and Compositional Analysis of CZTSSe Thin Films by Varying S/(S+Se) Ratio

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Energies, 2024, 17, 3684
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Kesterite Films Processed with Organic Solvents: Unveiling the Impact of Carbon‐Rich Fine‐Grain‐Layer Formation on Solar‐Cell Performance

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Energy Tech, 2024, 12
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A greener solution to direct low-temperature incorporation of selenium in chalcogenide solar absorber

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Boosting spectral response at band edge and charge transport in CZTSSe solar cells by periodic Mo back-contact texturing

Yuhao Zhang, Letu Siqin, Ruijian Liu, Yunjie Bai, Jingqi Qiao, Chenjun Yang, Hongmei Luan, Guonan Cui, Yanchun Yang, Bin Yao and Chengjun Zhu

Applied Physics Letters, 2025, 127
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Mechanism for enhancing the power conversion efficiency of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells via MgF2 anti-reflection coating deposition

Ding Ma, Junyan Li, Bin Yao, Yongfeng Li, Zhanhui Ding and Yuhong Jiang

Applied Physics Letters, 2026, 128
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