Shah Usman Ali, Wang Ao, Irfan Ullah Muhammad, Ishaq Muhammad, Shah Imtiaz Alam, Zeng Yiyu, Abbasi Misbah Sehar, Umair Muhammad Ali, Farooq Umar, Liang Guang-Xing, Sun Kaiwen
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, via Giovanni Sansone 1, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, 50019, Italy.
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Small. 2024 Jul;20(30):e2310584. doi: 10.1002/smll.202310584. Epub 2024 Mar 12.
Renewable energy is crucial for sustainable future, and CuZnSnS (CZTS) based solar cells shine as a beacon of hope. CZTS, composed of abundant, low-cost, and non-toxic elements, shares similarities with Cu(In,Ga)Se (CIGS). However, despite its promise and appealing properties for solar cells, CZTS-based solar cells faces performance challenges owing to inherent issues with CZTS material, and conventional substrate structure complexities. This review critically examines these roadblocks, explores ongoing efforts and breakthroughs, providing insight into the evolving landscape of CZTS-based solar cells research. Furthermore, as an optimistic turn in the field, the review first highlights the crucial need to transition to a superstrate structure for CZTS-based single junction devices, and summarizes the substantial progress made in this direction. Subsequently, dive into the discussion about the fascinating realm of CZTS-based tandem devices, providing an overview of the existing literature as well as outlining the possible potential strategies for enhancing the efficiency of such devices. Finally, the review provides a useful outlook that outlines the priorities for future research and suggesting where efforts should concentrate to shape the future of CZTS-based solar cells.
可再生能源对可持续未来至关重要，基于铜锌锡硫（CZTS）的太阳能电池犹如希望的灯塔闪耀光芒。CZTS由丰富、低成本且无毒的元素组成，与铜铟镓硒（CIGS）有相似之处。然而，尽管其对太阳能电池有前景且具备吸引人的特性，但基于CZTS的太阳能电池因CZTS材料的固有问题以及传统衬底结构的复杂性而面临性能挑战。本综述批判性地审视了这些障碍，探索了正在进行的努力和突破，深入了解了基于CZTS的太阳能电池研究的不断演变的格局。此外，作为该领域的一个积极转变，综述首先强调了基于CZTS的单结器件向超衬底结构转变的关键必要性，并总结了在这一方向上取得的重大进展。随后，深入探讨基于CZTS的串联器件这一迷人领域，概述现有文献，并勾勒出提高此类器件效率的可能潜在策略。最后，综述提供了一个有用的展望，概述了未来研究的重点，并指出努力应集中在哪些方面以塑造基于CZTS的太阳能电池的未来。
