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Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) Thin Films

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) ink was synthesized from metal chloride precursors, sulfur, and oleylamine (OLA), as a ligand by a simple and low-cost hot-injection method. Thin films of CZTS were then prepared by spin coating, followed by thermal annealing. The effects of the fabrication parameters, such as i...

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Autores principales: Syafiq, Ubaidah, Ataollahi, Narges, Maggio, Rosa Di, Scardi, Paolo
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6803857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193454
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description Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) ink was synthesized from metal chloride precursors, sulfur, and oleylamine (OLA), as a ligand by a simple and low-cost hot-injection method. Thin films of CZTS were then prepared by spin coating, followed by thermal annealing. The effects of the fabrication parameters, such as ink concentration, spinning rate, and thermal treatment temperatures on the morphology and structural, optical, and electrical properties of the films were investigated. As expected, very thin films, for which the level of transmittance and band-gap values increase, can be obtained either by reducing the concentration of the inks or by increasing the rate of spinning. Moreover, the thermal treatment affects the phase formation and crystallinity of the film, as well as the electrical conductivity, which decreases at a higher temperature.
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spelling pubmed-68038572019-11-18 Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) Thin Films Syafiq, Ubaidah Ataollahi, Narges Maggio, Rosa Di Scardi, Paolo Molecules Article Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) ink was synthesized from metal chloride precursors, sulfur, and oleylamine (OLA), as a ligand by a simple and low-cost hot-injection method. Thin films of CZTS were then prepared by spin coating, followed by thermal annealing. The effects of the fabrication parameters, such as ink concentration, spinning rate, and thermal treatment temperatures on the morphology and structural, optical, and electrical properties of the films were investigated. As expected, very thin films, for which the level of transmittance and band-gap values increase, can be obtained either by reducing the concentration of the inks or by increasing the rate of spinning. Moreover, the thermal treatment affects the phase formation and crystallinity of the film, as well as the electrical conductivity, which decreases at a higher temperature. MDPI 2019-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6803857/ /pubmed/31547625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193454 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) Thin Films
title_full_unstemmed Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) Thin Films
title_short Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) Thin Films
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6803857/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193454
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