By Dr Kaiwen Sun

Journal articles

Sun K; Liu F; Yan C; Zhou F; Huang J; Shen Y; Liu R; Hao X, 2016, 'Influence of sodium incorporation on kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells fabricated on stainless steel substrates', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 157, pp. 565 - 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.07.036

Tong Z; Zhang K; Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Jiang L; Lai Y; Hao X; Li J, 2016, 'Modification of absorber quality and Mo-back contact by a thin Bi intermediate layer for kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 144, pp. 537 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.09.066

Liu F; Yan C; Huang J; Sun K; Zhou F; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2016, 'Nanoscale Microstructure and Chemistry of Cu2ZnSnS4/CdS Interface in Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells', Advanced Energy Materials, 6, pp. n/a - n/a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600706

Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Huang J; Zhou F; Stride JA; Green M; Hao X, 2016, 'Over 9% Efficient Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell Fabricated by Using Zn1–xCdxS Buffer Layer', Advanced Energy Materials, 6, pp. n/a - n/a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600046

Liu X; Huang J; Zhou F; Liu F; Sun K; Yan C; Stride JA; Hao X, 2016, 'Understanding the Key Factors of Enhancing Phase and Compositional Controllability for 6% Efficient Pure-Sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Prepared from Quaternary Wurtzite Nanocrystals', Chemistry of Materials, 28, pp. 3649 - 3658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04620

Zeng F; Sun K; Gong L; Jiang L; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J, 2015, 'Back contact-absorber interface modification by inserting carbon intermediate layer and conversion efficiency improvement in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cell', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 9, pp. 687 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201510280

Zhou F; Zeng F; Liu X; Liu F; Song N; Yan C; Pu A; Park J; Sun K; Hao X, 2015, 'Improvement of Jsc in a Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Using a Thin Carbon Intermediate Layer at the Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo Interface', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7, pp. 22868 - 22873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b05652

Liu F; Shen S; Zhou F; Song N; Wen X; Stride JA; Sun K; Yan C; Hao X, 2015, 'Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells by a facile DMF-based solution coating process', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, pp. 10783 - 10792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5tc01750e

Han Z; Su Z; Sun K; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2015, 'Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells prepared with sulphurized sol-gel deposited precursors', Zhongnan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology), 46, pp. 2014 - 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.11817/j.issn.1672-7207.2015.06.006

Liu X; Zhou F; Song N; Huang J; Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Stride JA; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Exploring the application of metastable wurtzite nanocrystals in pure-sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by forming nearly micron-sized large grains', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5TA05813A

Liu F; Sun K; Li W; Yan C; Cui H; Jiang L; Hao X; Green MA, 2014, 'Enhancing the Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell efficiency by back contact modification: Inserting a thin TiB2 intermediate layer at Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo interface', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4863736

Sun KW; Su ZH; Han ZL; Liu FY; Lai YQ; Li J; Liu YX, 2014, 'Erratum: Fabrication of flexible Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells by sulfurizing precursor films deposited via successive ionic layer absorption and reaction method', Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.7498/aps.63.029901

Su Z; Sun K; Han Z; Cui H; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Hao X; Liu Y; Green MA, 2014, 'Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with 5.1% efficiency via thermal decomposition and reaction using a non-toxic sol-gel route', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 500 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta13533k

Sun KW; Su ZH; Han ZL; Liu FY; Lai YQ; Li J; Liu YX, 2014, 'Fabrication of flexible Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cells by sulfurizing precursor films deposited via successive ionic layer absorption and reaction method', Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.7498/aps.63.018801

Sun K; Su Z; Yan C; Liu F; Cui H; Jiang L; Shen Y; Hao X; Liu Y, 2014, 'Flexible Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells based on successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 17703 - 17708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra47823h

Tang D; Wang Q; Liu F; Zhao L; Han Z; Sun K; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2013, 'An alternative route towards low-cost Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells', Surface and Coatings Technology, 232, pp. 53 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.04.052

Sun K; Su Z; Yang J; Han Z; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2013, 'Fabrication of pyrite FeS2 thin films by sulfurizing oxide precursor films deposited via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method', Thin Solid Films, 542, pp. 123 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.06.091

Su Z; Sun K; Han Z; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2012, 'Fabrication of ternary Cu-Sn-S sulfides by a modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, pp. 16346 - 16352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2jm31669b

Su Z; Yan C; Sun K; Han Z; Liu F; Liu J; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2012, 'Preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films by sulfurizing stacked precursor thin films via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method', Applied Surface Science, 258, pp. 7678 - 7682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.04.120

Su Z; Yan C; Tang D; Sun K; Han Z; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2012, 'Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanowires and nanotubes based on AAO templates', CrystEngComm, 14, pp. 782 - 785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CE06236D

Li J; Huang Y; Huang J; Liang G; Zhang Y; Rey G; Guo F; Su Z; You X; Zhu H; Cai L; Sun K; Sun Y; Chen S; Hao X; Mai Y; Green MA, 'Defect Control for 12.5% Efficiency Cu ₂ZnSnSe ₄ Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells by Engineering of Local Chemical Environment', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3542579

Conference Papers

Sun K; Zhou S; Amal R; Hao X, 2023, 'Kesterite-based photocathode for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction and NH3 production', in Proceedings of the MATSUS23 & Sustainable Technology Forum València (STECH23), FUNDACIO DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA SCITO, presented at MATSUS23 & Sustainable Technology Forum València (STECH23), 06 March 2023 - 10 March 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsus.2023.310

Qian C; Sun K; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2023, 'Single-Junction Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359791

Zhang S; He G; Wang A; Yan C; Sun K; Hao X; Perez-Wurfl I; Hameiri Z, 2022, 'Temperature- and illumination-dependent characterisation of wide-bandgap CIGS and CZTS solar cells', in 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Philadelphia, USA, pp. 352 - 352, presented at 49th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Philadelphia, USA, 05 June 2022 - 10 June 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc48317.2022.9938463

Qian C; Li J; Sun K; Jiang C; Huang J; Tang R; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2022, 'Amorphous Manganese Sulfide Enables Efficient and Stable All-Inorganic Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells', in 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), IEEE, pp. 1126 - 1126, presented at 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), 05 June 2022 - 10 June 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc48317.2022.9938881

Zhang S; He G; Yan C; Sun K; Hao X; Perez-Wurfl I; Hameiri Z, 2021, 'Temperature- and illumination-dependent characterisation of CIGS and CZTS solar cells', Sydney, Australia, presented at 31th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, 13 December 2021

Cui X; Hao X; Sun K; Huang J; Lee CY; Yan C; Sun H; Zhang Y; Green M; Hoex B, 2019, 'High-efficient Cd-free CZTS solar cells achieved by nanoscale atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 2482 - 2484, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980884

Sun H; Huang J; Yun JS; Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Park J; Pu A; Seidel J; Stride JA; Green M; Hao X, 2019, 'Solution-processed ultrathin SnO2 passivation of Absorber/Buffer Heterointerface and Grain Boundaries for High Efficiency Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 2503 - 2506, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980836

Cui X; Sun K; Lee CY; Yan C; Sun H; Zhang Y; Liu F; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2018, 'ALD ZnSnO buffer layer for enhancing heterojunction interface quality of CZTS solar cells', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, pp. 1511 - 1513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547988

Sun K; Yan C; Huang J; Liu F; Sun H; Pu A; Green M; Hao X, 2018, 'Boosting the efficiency of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by optimizing the heterojunction interface quality', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, pp. 3048 - 3050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548125

Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Hao X, 2018, 'Towards 9% sulfide CZTS solar cells fabricated by a sol-gel process', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, pp. 856 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548131

Huang J; Yan C; Sun K; Liu F; Green M; Hao X, 2018, 'Understanding the effect of Cadmium alloying in high-efficiency sulphide kesterite Cu2ZnxCd1-xSnS4 solar cell by PDS and HRSTEM', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, pp. 827 - 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547410

Yan C; Huang J; Sun K; Zhang Y; Green MA; Hao X, 2018, 'Efficiency Improvement of High Band Gap Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell Achieved by Silver Incorporation', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, IEEE, Waikoloa Village, HI, USA, pp. 3709 - 3711, presented at World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7)2018, Waikoloa Village, HI, USA, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547906

Huang J; Yan C; Sun K; Liu F; Green M; Hao X, 2018, 'Understanding the effect of Cadmium alloying in high-efficiency sulphide kesterite Cu2ZnxCd1-xSnS4 solar cell by PDS and HRSTEM', in 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC), IEEE, HI, Waikoloa, pp. 0827 - 0830, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) / A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC / 28th PVSEC / 34th EU PVSEC, HI, Waikoloa, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000469200400189&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sun K; Huang J; Johnston S; Yan C; Liu F; Hao X; Green M, 2017, 'Towards 10% State-of-the-Art Pure Sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by modifying the Interface Chemistry', in 2017 IEEE 44TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, DC, Washington, pp. 2213 - 2215, presented at IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), DC, Washington, 25 June 2017 - 30 June 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000455636002052&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hao X; Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Huang J; Pu A; Green M, 2017, 'Large Voc improvement and 9.2% efficient pure sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by heterojunction interface engineering', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, pp. 3295 - 3299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366493

Hao X; Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Huang J; Pu A; Green M, 2016, 'Large Voc improvement and 9.2% efficient pure sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by heterojunction interface engineering', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 2164 - 2168, presented at 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, 05 June 2016 - 10 June 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750017

Han Z; Su Z; Sun K; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Liu Y, 2013, 'Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells prepared with sulphurized solgel precursor thin films', in Advanced Optoelectronics for Energy and Environment, AOEE 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/aoee.2013.asa3a.48

Patents

Hao X; Huang J; Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Green M, 2023, A copper-based chalcogenide photovoltaic device and a method of forming the same, China, Patent No. ZL2017800390146

Hao X; Liu F; Huang J; Yan C; Sun K; Green M, 2022, A copper-based chalcogenide photovoltaic device and a method of forming the same, Patent No. United States - 11322634

Preprints

Gunawan M; Bowdler O; Zhou S; Fang X; Zhang Q; Sakamoto Y; Sun K; Gunawan D; Chang S; Amal R; Valanoor N; Scott J; Hart JN; Toe CY, 2024, Ferroelectric Polarization-Induced Performance Enhancements in BiFeO3-Based Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-lh925-v2

Gunawan M; Bowdler O; Zhou S; Fang X; Zhang Q; Sakamoto Y; Sun K; Gunawan D; Chang S; Amal R; Valanoor N; Scott J; Hart JN; Toe CY, 2024, Ferroelectric Polarization-Induced Performance Enhancements in BiFeO3-Based Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-lh925

Li J; Sun K; Yuan X; Huang J; Green M; Hao X, 2023, Emergence of flexible kesterite solar cells: progress and perspectives, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2425590/v1

Li J; Huang J; Ma F-J; Sun H; Cong J; Privat K; Yao Y; Chin R; He M; Sun K; Li H; Mai Y; Hameiri Z; Ekins-Daukes N; Tilley R; Unold T; Green M; Hao X, 2022, Unveiling microscopic carrier loss mechanisms in 12% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1274090/v1

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