Fabrication of the Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub> Thin Film Solar Cell via a Photo-Sintering Technique

Fabrication of the Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub> Thin Film Solar Cell via a Photo-Sintering Technique

Alternative photo-sintering techniques for thermal annealing processes are used to improve the morphology, layer properties, and enhance solar cell performance. The fast, nontoxic, low cost, and environmentally friendly characteristics of Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub> have...

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Main Authors:	Vu Minh Han Cao, Jaesung Bae, Joongpyo Shim, Byungyou Hong, Hongsub Jee, Jaehyeong Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:	Applied Sciences
Subjects:	CZTS solar cell hot-injection photo-sintering Intense Pulse Light System
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/38

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