Revealing the electronic structure, heterojunction band offset and alignment of Cu2ZnGeSe4: a combined experimental and computational study towards photovoltaic applications

• DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06143c
• Publication Date: 2021-04-01T11:33:07Z
• Authors: Sachin R. Rondiya; Dilara Gokcen Buldu; Guy Brammertz; Yogesh A. Jadhav; Russell W. Cross; Hirendra N. Ghosh; Thomas E. Davies; Sandesh R. Jadkar; Nelson Y. Dzade; Bart Vermang
• Keywords: 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

This work unravels the device characteristics, interface and band offset properties of Cu2ZnGeSe4 (CZGSe), a promising earth-abundant and non-toxic semiconductor material for thin-film solar cell applications.