Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on the Properties of Electrochemically Deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films
Joint Authors
Pawar, S. M.
Kolekar, Sanjay S.
Pawar, B. S.
Lee, J. Y.
Shin, S. W.
Gurav, K. V.
Kim, J. H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films have been electrochemically deposited from a weak acidic medium (pH 4.50~5.00) onto Mo- coated and ITO-coated glass substrate by using single-step electrodeposition method.
Trisodium citrate was used as a complexing agent.
The effect of annealing atmospheres such as Ar, N2, N2+H2S on the structural, morphological, compositional, and optical properties of CZTS thin films has been investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and optical absorption techniques, respectively.
XRD studies reveal that the as-deposited CZTS film is amorphous in nature.
Upon annealing in different atmospheres, a relatively more intense and sharper diffraction peaks (112), (200), (220), and (312) of kesterite crystal structure with uniform and densely packed surface morphology are observed in N2+H2S atmosphere.
Absorption study shows that the band gap energy of as-deposited CZTS thin film is 2.8 eV whereas after annealing, it is found to be 1.48, 1.76, and 1.53 eV for Ar, N2, N2+H2S atmospheres.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pawar, B. S.& Pawar, S. M.& Gurav, K. V.& Shin, S. W.& Lee, J. Y.& Kolekar, Sanjay S.…[et al.]. 2011. Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on the Properties of Electrochemically Deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films. ISRN Renewable Energy،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pawar, B. S.…[et al.]. Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on the Properties of Electrochemically Deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films. ISRN Renewable Energy No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509384
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pawar, B. S.& Pawar, S. M.& Gurav, K. V.& Shin, S. W.& Lee, J. Y.& Kolekar, Sanjay S.…[et al.]. Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on the Properties of Electrochemically Deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films. ISRN Renewable Energy. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509384
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509384