Authors:
Srinibas Padhy,Biswa Ranjan Swain,Sumant Kumar Mohapatra,Aditya Acharya,Srikanta Kumar Mohapatra,DOI NO:
https://doi.org/10.26782/jmcms.2026.06.00007Keywords:
Numerical Modeling; SCAPS-1D; CTS; CTSe,Abstract
SCAPS-1D has been used in this work to model and simulate Copper Tin Sulphide/Selenide (CTS/CTSe) based device numerically. The study focuses on the performance improvement of solar cells made of copper tin sulfide/selenium (CTS/CTSe). Nowadays,CTS/CTSe is labelled as a promising absorber layer, which is analogous to the Kesterite (CZTS) absorber layer. The output parameters are optimized against the variation in Material, Electrical, and Optical parameters. The assumed inputs employed in the numerical simulation are consistent with the practical values. The result demonstrates that by optimization of different layers in the cell, the maximum efficiency of CTS and CTSe obtained are 17.5% and 18.5%, respectively.Refference:
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