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In the second part of this study, <jats:italic>ab initio<\/jats:italic> results are used as input data to model the electrical power conversion efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells. In that perspective, we used an improved version of the Shockley\u2013Queisser model including non-radiative recombination via an external parameter defined as the internal quantum efficiency. Based on predicted optimal absorber layer thicknesses, the variation of the solar cell maximal efficiency is studied as a function of the non-radiative recombination rate. Maximal efficiencies of 25.71%, 19.85% and 3.10% are reported respectively for Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSnS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>, Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnGeS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> and Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSiS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> for vanishing non-radiative recombination rate. Using an internal quantum efficiency value providing experimentally comparable <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <jats:tex-math\/>\n                     <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:msub>\n                           <mml:mi>V<\/mml:mi>\n                           <mml:mrow>\n                              <mml:mrow>\n                                 <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">O<\/mml:mi>\n                                 <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">C<\/mml:mi>\n                              <\/mml:mrow>\n                           <\/mml:mrow>\n                        <\/mml:msub>\n                     <\/mml:math>\n                     <jats:inline-graphic xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"jpenergyabefbeieqn1.gif\" xlink:type=\"simple\"\/>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula> values, cell efficiencies of 15.88%, 14.98% and 2.66% are reported respectively for Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSnS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>, Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnGeS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> and Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSiS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>. We confirm the suitability of Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSnS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> in single junction solar cells, with a possible efficiency improvement of nearly 10% enabled through the reduction of the non-radiative recombination rate. In addition, Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnGeS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> appears to be an interesting candidate as top cell absorber layer for tandem approaches whereas Cu<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>ZnSiS<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> might be interesting for transparent photovoltaic windows.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1088\/2515-7655\/abefbe","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,17]],"date-time":"2021-03-17T23:00:31Z","timestamp":1616022031000},"page":"035005","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Opto-electronic properties and solar cell efficiency modelling of Cu<sub>2<\/sub>ZnXS<sub>4<\/sub> (X = Sn,\u2009Ge,\u2009Si) kesterites"],"prefix":"10.1088","volume":"3","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3629-1087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas","family":"Ratz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7535-2834","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jean-Yves","family":"Raty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1404-7339","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guy","family":"Brammertz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2669-2087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bart","family":"Vermang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0142-1611","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ngoc Duy","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"266","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"jpenergyabefbebib1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7933","DOI":"10.1039\/c2ra20839c","article-title":"Addressing the terawatt challenge: scalability in the supply of chemical elements for renewable energy","volume":"2","author":"Vesborg","year":"2012","journal-title":"RSC Adv."},{"key":"jpenergyabefbebib2","author":"","year":"2017"},{"key":"jpenergyabefbebib3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1002\/pip.3371","article-title":"Solar cell efficiency tables (version 57)","volume":"29","author":"Green","year":"2021","journal-title":"Prog. 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