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New Absorbers for Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Cu–A–B–S–Se (A = Ba, Sr, Fe, Ni, or Mn; B = Si, Ge, or Sn) Quaternary Copper Compounds (Review)

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Literature on new semiconductors, quaternary copper compounds Cu2AIIBIVS(Se)4 where A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Fe,Ni,Co, Cd, or Cr; and B = Sn, Pb, Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, or Hf, is reviewed. Compounds of this family can substitute for the more abundant Cu1 – δIn1 – xGaxSe2 (CIGS) chalcopyrites and Cu2 – δZnSnS4 – ySey (CZTSSe) kesterites used for thin-film solar cells. The review summarizes evidence from the world literature on optical and electrophysical properties of those compounds, the specifics of their manufacturing and solar cells based on them.

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Gapanovich, M.V., Rakitin, V.V. & Novikov, G.F. New Absorbers for Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Cu–A–B–S–Se (A = Ba, Sr, Fe, Ni, or Mn; B = Si, Ge, or Sn) Quaternary Copper Compounds (Review). Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 67, 1–27 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036023622010041

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