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A high-efficiency (12.5%) kesterite solar cell realized by crystallization growth kinetics control over aqueous solution based Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4

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Achieving 11.23 % efficiency in CZTSSe solar cells via defect control and interface contact optimization

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Suppressing harmful defects to enhance the performance of kesterite solar cells via extra Mg-doping

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8.36% Efficient CZTS Solar Cells on Transparent Electrode via Solution Processing

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Optimizing the properties of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells via cationic substitution with trace Ca

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Photoelectric synaptic device based on Cu2ZnSnS4/ZnO heterojunction for non-volatile vision memory

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Defect‐Competitive Equilibrium Driven 13.83% Efficiency Breakthrough in DMF‐Based CZTSSe Solar Cells

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Enhancing the photovoltaic efficiency of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells via Ag-doping induced defect modulation

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Probing the depth inhomogeneity of spray pyrolyzed CZTS thin films via chemical etching

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Dual preservative effects of SnO2-chitosan on Cu1+-doped boehmite composites for stable CO adsorption properties

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Defects passivation by solution-processed titanium doping strategy towards high efficiency kesterite solar cells

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Construction of a Low-Resistivity Carbon Layer To Improve Performance in Dimethyl Sulfoxide-Based Kesterite Solar Cells

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Passivation of Deep‐Level Defects through Chemical Environment Regulation for Efficient CZTSSe Solar Cells Based on Active Selenium Adsorption–Desorption Process

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Electrosprayed Cu2ZnSnS4 films from its nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells

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11.4% Efficiency Kesterite Solar Cells on Transparent Electrode

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Kinetics and phase analysis of kesterite compounds: Influence of chalcogen availability in the reaction pathway

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Visual Color Change During Spin‐coating Guiding the Quality of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Films

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Efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells prepared from an ethanolamine-dimethyl formamide based sulfur/selenium-free solution

Yikun Fang, Xiaohui Tan, Wuzhi Zhu, Jiaming Hu and Xiuxun Han

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Impacts of selenization time on Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films prepared from an ethanolamine-dimethyl formamide based precursor solution

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Li‐Doping and Ag‐Alloying Interplay Shows the Pathway for Kesterite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 14%

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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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Grain Growth Mechanism of CZTSSe Films Controlled by the Evaporation Area of Se

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Balancing ideality factor and reverse saturation current density to prepare high efficiency kesterite solar cells

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DMF‐Based Large‐Grain Spanning Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1‐x)4 Device with a PCE of 11.76%

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12.3% Efficient Low Voc Loss Pure Sulfide Kesterite Solar Cells from DMSO Solution via Cadmium Alloying

Xiangyu Pan, Xinyu Li, Yuntian Yang, Chunxu Xiang, Aoqi Xu, Hongkun Liu, Weibo Yan, Wei Huang and Hao Xin

Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13
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Efficient and Composition‐Tolerant Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Solar Cells Derived From an In Situ Formed Multifunctional Carbon Framework

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In-depth probing and analysis of secondary phases, Cu–Zn disorder, and defect dynamics in kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 nano-ink thin films

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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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Regulating Hetero‐Nucleation Enabling Over 14% Efficient Kesterite Solar Cells

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Utilizing Solvent Repulsion between Dimethylformamide and Isopropanol to Manipulate Sn Distribution for Bifacial Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells

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Quantitative Scales for Haliphilicity of Metals: Tailoring the Halide Affinity of Alkaline Earth Metals to Synthesize Chalcogenide Perovskite BaMS3 (M = Zr, and Hf) and Cu2BaSnS4 Compounds

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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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Double-Side healing at CsPbI2Br/ZnO interface by bipyrimidine hydroiodide enables inverted solar cells with enhanced efficiency and stability

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An oxide route to preparing Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells based on monoethanolamine-ethanol solution and two-step drying process

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Hyperactive Selenium Source Yields Kesterite Solar Cells with 12.86% Efficiency

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13
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Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells with over 10% power conversion efficiency enabled by dual passivation strategy

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Solvothermal Synthesis of ZnOHF Micro/Nanocrystals: Effect of Zinc Ion Source

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