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Cation disorder and phase transitions in the structurally complex solar cell material Cu2ZnSnS4 (2017)
Journal Article
Bosson, C., Birch, M., Halliday, D., Knight, K., Gibbs, A., & Hatton, P. (2017). Cation disorder and phase transitions in the structurally complex solar cell material Cu2ZnSnS4. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 5(32), 16672-16680. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta03603e

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a technologically important and complex quaternary semiconductor and a highly promising material for the absorber layer in sustainable thin film solar cells. Its photovoltaic performance is currently limited by low open-circuit vo... Read More about Cation disorder and phase transitions in the structurally complex solar cell material Cu2ZnSnS4.

Crystal structure and cation disorder in bulk Cu2ZnSnS4 using neutron diffraction and X-ray anomalous scattering (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bosson, C., Birch, M., Halliday, D., Knight, K., Tang, C., Kleppe, A., & Hatton, P. (2016). Crystal structure and cation disorder in bulk Cu2ZnSnS4 using neutron diffraction and X-ray anomalous scattering. In 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) : Portland, OR, 5-10 June 2016 ; proceedings (0405-0410). https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7749621

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a promising material for the absorber layer in sustainable thin film photovoltaic cells, but its best efficiencies are currently limited by low open-circuit voltages, thought to be due to defects such as disorder between the coppe... Read More about Crystal structure and cation disorder in bulk Cu2ZnSnS4 using neutron diffraction and X-ray anomalous scattering.