A facile and green synthesis of copper zinc tin sulfide materials for thin film photovoltaics
| Autor: | Ling-Kang Liu, Li-Chyong Chen, Tsu-Chin Chou, Yi-Rung Lin, Kuei-Hsien Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Materials science
chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Zinc 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound symbols.namesake law Photovoltaics Solar cell Materials Chemistry CZTS Thin film business.industry Energy conversion efficiency Metals and Alloys Surfaces and Interfaces 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Copper 0104 chemical sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry Chemical engineering symbols 0210 nano-technology Raman spectroscopy business |
| Zdroj: | Thin Solid Films. 618:124-129 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6090 |
| Popis: | Kesterite-type Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) has been attracting a lot of attention in thin-film solar cells due to its relatively low cost, earth abundant and environmentally benign nature compared to its analog Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 materials. Until now, solution-based processes are considered as promising methodologies for mass production of CZTS materials for industrial demands. However, most material sources are highly toxic as well as dangerous. In this study, we proposed a facile and green synthesis strategy for the CZTS absorber by taking advantage of an ultrasonic spray technique where we adopted metallic nanopowders and ethanol as our nontoxic precursors as well as solvents, respectively. The phase formation and transition mechanism of the synthesized CZTS film are investigated through varying sulfurization temperatures and analyzed using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The solar cell device can be made at a scale as large as 20 × 20 mm 2 , and the cell shows a power conversion efficiency of 1.5%. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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