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Insights into the Efficiency Improvement for CZTSSe Solar Cells with over 12% Efficiency via Ga Incorporation

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Omnidirectional Light Harvesting Enhancement of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells Decorated With Periodic ZnO Subwavelength Structures by Nanoimprint Lithography

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Improved CZTSe solar cell efficiency via silver and germanium alloying

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The prospective contribution of kesterites to next-generation technologies

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