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title = "Growth and reaction mechanism of solution-processed Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films for realising efficient photovoltaic applications",
abstract = "This article reports on Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) thin film preparation via a nonhydrazine, nonpyridine and environmentally friendly low-cost solution process method. CZTSe fabrication through a solution-based process has not yet been suitably demonstrated given the impediments to addressing the presence of selenium in solutions. In this study, we introduced a two-step CZTSe fabrication method that used monoethanolamine as the chelating agent/co-solvent and ethanol as the main solvent. Selenization was then conducted. In this process, we successfully avoided the use of hydrazine to synthesise CZTSe thin films. Material characterisations (e.g. UV–VIS–NIR, scanning electron microscopy, electron dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) confirmed the high quality of the deposited thin films. The deposited CZTSe thin film showed high crystallinity without carbon residues, indicating its potential application as a photovoltaic absorber. Hence, we investigated the photovoltaic parameters of the CZTSe-based solar cells on the basis of the deposited thin film's optoelectronic properties. We utilised Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator to examine the electrical effects of CZTSe solar cells and used three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain optical simulations to investigate the optics of the solar cells. We estimated that the realistic power conversion efficiency of the CZTSe solar cells could reach 18.5% with a short-circuit current density of 30 mA/cm2.",
keywords = "CZTSe, FDTD, Nonhydrazine, SCAPS, Solution process",
author = "Muslih, {Ersan Y.} and {Bin Rafiq}, {Khan Sobayel} and Hossain, {Mohammad Ismail} and Md Shahiduzzaman and Rashid, {Mohammad Junaebur} and Tasmiat Rahman and Badrul Munir and Khaled Althubeiti and Alkhammash, {Hend I.} and Huda Abdullah and K. Techato and Md Akhtaruzzaman and Ho, {Kim Kyoo}",
note = "Funding Information: This paper is dedicated to Prof. Kim Kyoo Ho, the author{\textquoteright}s supervisor (Ersan) in Yeungnam University, as his last paper before retirement in appreciation of his kindness. This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program ( 2013R1A1A2013408 ) and Centre for Inorganic Photovoltaic Materials (No. 2012-0001170 ) through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning . The authors also extend their appreciation to The University Researchers Supporting Project Number ( TURSP-2020/241 ), Taif University , Taif, Saudi Arabia. The authors also thank the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and all of their collaborators from the University of Indonesia and Kanazawa University . Moreover, the authors thank The National University of Malaysia for the research grant support with code the FRGS/1/2019/STG07/UKM/02/11 . The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Marc 394 Bargeman, University of Gent, Belgium, for providing the SCAPS simulation software. Funding Information: This paper is dedicated to Prof. Kim Kyoo Ho, the author's supervisor (Ersan) in Yeungnam University, as his last paper before retirement in appreciation of his kindness. This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program (2013R1A1A2013408) and Centre for Inorganic Photovoltaic Materials (No. 2012-0001170) through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. The authors also extend their appreciation to The University Researchers Supporting Project Number (TURSP-2020/241), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia. The authors also thank the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and all of their collaborators from the University of Indonesia and Kanazawa University. Moreover, the authors thank The National University of Malaysia for the research grant support with code the FRGS/1/2019/STG07/UKM/02/11. The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Marc 394 Bargeman, University of Gent, Belgium, for providing the SCAPS simulation software. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier B.V.",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.163457",
language = "English",
volume = "900",
journal = "Journal of Alloys and Compounds",
issn = "0925-8388",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}
