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A comprehensive insight into deep-level defect engineering in antimony chalcogenide solar cells

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Boosting Efficiency of Hydrothermally Grown Sb2S3 Solar Cells via Rational Sulfur Engineering

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Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Antimony Oxide Enabled Ion‐Dominant Deposition for High‐Efficiency Sb2S3 Solar Cells

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Adv Funct Materials, 2026
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Gradient bandgap engineered CdS electron transport layers enable high-efficiency antimony sulfide solar cells

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 532, 174614
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Fabrication of Sb2S3@In2Se3 heterojunction photocathodes with [hk1] dominant orientation towards photoelectrochemical water splitting

Zhen Ma, Xueling Wei, Yuanhao Yang, Qiujie Li, Yishan Wang, Enzhou Liu and Hui Miao

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Ionic Liquid‐Assisted Crystallization Strategy Enables Simultaneous Regulation of Microstructure and Trap States for High‐Efficiency Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells

Donglou Ren, Yi Wang, Hao Huang, Cong Liu, Shuo Chen, Hongli Ma, Xianghua Zhang, Daocheng Pan, Tianquan Liang, Bingsuo Zou and Guangxing Liang

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
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In-situ sulfur passivation enabling high open-circuit voltage in hydrothermally Sb2S3 solar cells

Fucheng Yu, Zehao Wu, Cheng Qian, Zengguang Huang, Yueyi liu, Jinghong Zhang and Sihua Zhong

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Chemical bath deposition of Sb2S3 films with the uniform S distribution for efficient indoor photovoltaics

Guiju Hu, Bo Yang, Chengwu Shi, Kai Lv, Zihao Wang, Rui Cao, Wangchao Chen, Yanqing Wang and Fuling Guo

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Direct Deposition of Sb2S3 Thin Films via the Hydrothermal Method on Si Substrates for Fabricating Tandem Photovoltaics

Ruijin Hu, Aodi Zhang, Zongguang Liu, Yuxue Zhou, Xiangdong Meng, Yunqing Cao, Junzhuan Wang, Shaobo Zhang and Kunji Chen

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 9161
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Enhancing Sb2S3 thin film quality through controlled sulfurization: A study on temperature and pressure variations

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Interfacial band alignment optimization through gradient composition ZnxCd1-xS buffer layers for planar Sb2S3 solar cells

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Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1036, 181968
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Close‐Spaced Sublimation of CdCl2 Enables Uniform CdS Thin Films for Certified 8.08%‐Efficient Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Yuqian Huang, Lin Feng, Junjie Yang, Haolin Wang, Zhen Yu, Hongling Guo, Yongtai Yin, Huanhuan Zhang, Zhixinke Li, Jingyi Yan, Jiangfeng Liu, Tao Chen and Gang Wang

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
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Hydrothermal Deposition of Metal Sulfide Heterojunction Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
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Novel annealing strategy for multi-dimensional optimization in efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

Qiqiang Zhu, Yeyang Lin, Mingen Zheng, Weihuang Wang, Lingfeng Zheng, Hongkai Zhu, Yixin Lin, Huiting Du, Qiao Zheng, Hui Deng, Jionghua Wu, Qing Gao, Jianhui Chen and Shuying Cheng

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Comprehensive analysis of Sb2S3 solar cells with high defect tolerance based on the substitution of Cs2AgBiBr6 and Cs2AgSbBr6 for the CdS

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All-Inorganic Hydrothermally Processed Semitransparent Sb2S3 Solar Cells with CuSCN as the Hole Transport Layer

Pankaj Kumar, Martin Eriksson, Dzmitry S. Kharytonau, Shujie You, Marta Maria Natile and Alberto Vomiero

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 1421
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Additive‐Assisted Hydrothermal Growth Enabling Defect Passivation and Void Remedy in Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells

Seunghwan Ji, Yazi Wang, Jiseon Hwang, Jinwoo Chu, Kihwan Kim, Hee Joon Jung and Byungha Shin

Small, 2024
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Copper-Based Semiconductor Nanocrystal Hole-Transport Layers Enable Efficient and Stable Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Zhen Yu, Yuqian Huang, Lin Feng, Yongtai Yin, Xiangjun Hu, Long Hu, Jiangfeng Liu, Ruoping Li, Mingju Huang and Gang Wang

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Unique Defect Characteristics of Antimony Chalcogenide Photovoltaic Materials

Xiaoqi Peng, Zichen Ruan, Changfei Zhu, Shangfeng Yang and Tao Chen

Acc. Chem. Res., 2026, 59, 1341
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PbSe‐Induced Sb2S3 Crystallization and Interface Band Optimization for High‐Efficiency Bulk Heterojunction Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Yang Wang, Mengqi Jin, Zhiyang Wan, Chong Chen, Wenbo Cao, Faisal Naveed, Jiajin Kuang, Liquan Cheng, Longhui Lei, Junwei Chen, Yingying Dong and Mingtai Wang

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Cs Doping Engineering Effectively Improves Photovoltaic Performance of Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Yanfang Tao, Yanyan Li, Meng He, Xiandong Zhao, Xiaojie Yang, Jinmao Li, Li Zhao, Yang Li and Shimin Wang

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 17946
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Post‐Treatment Strategies Toward High‐Quality Sb2Se3 Thin Films in Photovoltaic Applications

Qi Zhao, Rongfeng Tang, Shangfeng Yang and Tao Chen

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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Anion‐Vacancy Defect Passivation for Efficient Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells via Magnesium Chloride Post‐growth Activation

Xuesheng Su, Dongdong Li, Qiang Xie, Bingxin Yang, Haolin Wang, Heng Chen, Zhiqiang Li, Tao Chen and Ru Zhou

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