Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review
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The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film photovoltaic technology based on critical raw-material-free and sustainable solutions. The positioning of kesterites in the frame of the emerging inorganic solar cells is first addressed, and the recent history of this family of materials briefly described. A review of the fast progress achieved earlier this decade is presented, toward the relative slowdown in the recent years partly explained by the large open-circuit voltage (VOC) deficit recurrently observed even in the best solar cell devices in the literature. Then, through a comparison with the close cousin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 technology, doping and alloying strategies are proposed as critical for enhancing the conversion efficiency of kesterite. In the second section herein, intrinsic and extrinsic doping, as well as alloying strategies are reviewed, presenting the most relevant and recent results, and proposing possible pathways for future implementation. In the last section, a review on technological applications of kesterite is presented, going beyond conventional photovoltaic devices, and demonstrating their suitability as potential candidates in advanced tandem concepts, photocatalysis, thermoelectric, gas sensing, etc.
CitacióGiraldo, S. [et al.]. Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review. "Advanced materials", 14 Febrer 2019, vol. 31, núm. 16, p. 1806692:1-1806692:18.
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Versió de l'editorhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201806692
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