Light induced phase change in Cu2−xZn1.3SnS4 thin films

Autor: M. Krishna Surendra, Sunil Kumar Samji, Brajesh Tiwari, M. S. Ramachandra Rao
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 104:152106
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
DOI: 10.1063/1.4871705
Popis: Cu2ZnSnS4 and its alloy based thin film solar cells have shown better photovoltaic performance under Cu-poor and Zn-rich conditions. However, the effect of Cu-stoichiometry on the coexistence of kesterite (KS), stannite and/or partially disordered kesterite (PD-KS) phases and their influence on photovoltaic performance is not clearly understood. Raman studies were carried out on Cu2-xZn1.3SnS4 (x=0, 0.3, and 0.5) thin films by changing the intensity of the incident laser beam. It was observed that both Cu-stoichiometry and incident laser beam intensity induce a disorder in the system. Disorder induced transformation of KS I4 + to PD-KS 42m+ is explained by Raman studies. � 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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