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May 5, 2021
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Physical routes for the synthesis of kesterite

Publicated to:JPHYS ENERGY. 1 (4): - 2019-10-01 1(4), DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab281c

Authors: Ratz T; Brammertz G; Caballero R; León M; Canulescu S; Schou J; Gütay L; Pareek D; Taskesen T; Kim DH; Kang JK; Malerba C; Redinger A; Saucedo E; Shin B; Tampo H; Timmo K; Nguyen ND; Vermang B

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Catalonia Institute for Energy Research IREC - Author
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology - Author
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - Author
ENEA Centro Ricerche Casaccia - Author
EnergyVille - Author
Institute for Materials Research Hasselt University - Author
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & - Author
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - Author
Physics Institute - Author
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool - Author
Technology - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universitat Oldenburg - Author
University of Luxembourg - Author
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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the physical vapor technologies used to synthesize Cu ZnSn(S,Se) thin films as absorber layers for photovoltaic applications. Through the years, CZT(S,Se) thin films have been fabricated using sequential stacking or co-sputtering of precursors as well as using sequential or co-evaporation of elemental sources, leading to high-efficient solar cells. In addition, pulsed laser deposition of composite targets and monograin growth by the molten salt method were developed as alternative methods for kesterite layers deposition. This review presents the growing increase of the kesterite-based solar cell efficiencies achieved over the recent years. A historical description of the main issues limiting this efficiency and of the experimental pathways designed to prevent or limit these issues is provided and discussed as well. A final section is dedicated to the description of promising process steps aiming at further improvements of solar cell efficiency, such as alkali doping and bandgap grading. 2 4

Keywords

Absorber layerEarth-abundant materialsKesteritePhysical vapor depositionThin film solar cell

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.02, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-05, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 37
  • Scopus: 44

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 94.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 96 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.6.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/690371

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Belgium; Denmark; Estonia; Germany; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Republic of Korea.