Open AccessStability, reliability, upscaling and possible technological applications of kesterite solar cells
Author(s) -
Gerardo Larramona,
Christophe Choné,
D Meißner,
K. Ernits,
Patrice Bras,
Yi Ren,
R Martín-Salinas,
J L Rodríguez-Villatoro,
Bart Vermang,
Guy Brammertz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jphys energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2515-7655
DOI - 10.1088/2515-7655/ab7cee
Subject(s) - kesterite , reliability (semiconductor) , materials science , photovoltaic system , thin film , scale (ratio) , engineering physics , process engineering , nanotechnology , computer science , environmental science , czts , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , thermodynamics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
We review the stability and reliability results of kesterite (Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 , CZTSSe)-based solar cells and we complete the reviewed data with additional as yet unpublished data on these matters. We also review published and new data on upscaling and the possible technological applications for this material. Kesterite material is composed of mainly earth-abundant elements and is therefore very attractive for large-scale applications. Stability data are so far quite scarce and the main results are the accelerated aging tests carried out for CZTSSe monograin technology, as well as yet unpublished data on long indoor and outdoor irradiance tests carried out on thin-film CZTSSe technology deposited by a wet processing method. On upscaling and technological applications we point out the works on three main large-scale photovoltaic technologies (monograin, in-line vacuum thin film, and wet-deposited thin film), as well as some work on water-splitting applications.