A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells | Zendy

Anurag Roy | Zendy; P. Sujatha Dévi | Zendy; Smagul Karazhanov | Zendy; Damir Mamedov | Zendy; Tapas K. Mallick | Zendy; Senthilarasu Sundaram | Zendy

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A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Author(s) -

Anurag Roy,

P. Sujatha Dévi,

Smagul Karazhanov,

Damir Mamedov,

Tapas K. Mallick,

Senthilarasu Sundaram

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

aip advances

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421

H-Index - 58

ISSN - 2158-3226

DOI - 10.1063/1.5038854

Subject(s) - czts , dye sensitized solar cell , auxiliary electrode , chalcogenide , materials science , energy conversion efficiency , nanotechnology , solar cell , fabrication , process engineering , electrode , optoelectronics , thin film , engineering , chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , electrolyte

A contribution of counter electrode (CE) emphasis a great impact towards enhancement of a dye-sensitized solar cell's (DSSC) performance and Pt based CE sets a significant benchmark in this field. Owing to cost effective noble metal, less abundance and industrial large scale application purpose, an effective replacement for Pt is highly demanded. There are several approaches to improve the performance of a CE for enhancing the power conversion efficiency with a less costly and facile device. To address this issue, reasonable efforts execute to find out suitable replacement of Pt is becoming a challenge by keeping the same electrochemical properties of Pt in a cheaper and eco-friendlier manner. With this, cheaper element based quaternary chalcogenide, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) becomes a prominent alternative to Pt and used as a successful CE in DSSC also. This review presents brief discussion about the basic properties of CZTS including its synthesis strategy, physicochemical properties and morphology execution and ultimate application as an alternative Pt free CE for a low cost based enhanced DSSC device. It is therefore, imperative for engineering of CZTS material and optimization of the fabrication method for the improvement of DSSC performance.A contribution of counter electrode (CE) emphasis a great impact towards enhancement of a dye-sensitized solar cell's (DSSC) performance and Pt based CE sets a significant benchmark in this field. Owing to cost effective noble metal, less abundance and industrial large scale application purpose, an effective replacement for Pt is highly demanded. There are several approaches to improve the performance of a CE for enhancing the power conversion efficiency with a less costly and facile device. To address this issue, reasonable efforts execute to find out suitable replacement of Pt is becoming a challenge by keeping the same electrochemical properties of Pt in a cheaper and eco-friendlier manner. With this, cheaper element based quaternary chalcogenide, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) becomes a prominent alternative to Pt and used as a successful CE in DSSC also. This review presents brief discussion about the basic properties of CZTS including its synthesis strategy, physicochemical properties and morphology execution and...

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