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Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications

In the present study, we adopt an easy and cost-effective route for preparing Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS)-absorber nanoparticles by a mechanochemical method using non-toxic and environmentally benign solvents (butanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and ethanol). The gram-scale synthesis of absorber nanoparticles wa...

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Autores principales: Sahu, Meenakshi, Reddy, Vasudeva Reddy Minnam, Kim, Bomyung, Patro, Bharati, Park, Chinho, Kim, Woo Kyoung, Sharma, Pratibha
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15051708
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author Sahu, Meenakshi
Reddy, Vasudeva Reddy Minnam
Kim, Bomyung
Patro, Bharati
Park, Chinho
Kim, Woo Kyoung
Sharma, Pratibha
author_facet Sahu, Meenakshi
Reddy, Vasudeva Reddy Minnam
Kim, Bomyung
Patro, Bharati
Park, Chinho
Kim, Woo Kyoung
Sharma, Pratibha
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description In the present study, we adopt an easy and cost-effective route for preparing Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS)-absorber nanoparticles by a mechanochemical method using non-toxic and environmentally benign solvents (butanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and ethanol). The gram-scale synthesis of absorber nanoparticles was achieved in a non-hazardous, zero-waste process without using high-vacuum equipment. The effects of annealing and Na incorporation on the properties of spin-coated CZTS thin films were scrutinized. The deposited samples showed kesterite crystal structure and single phase. The morphological results revealed an improvement in the surface morphology after annealing. The optical bandgaps of the thin films lied in the range of 1.50–1.57 eV with p-type nature. Finally, photovoltaic devices were fabricated, and their cell performance parameters were studied. An efficiency of 0.16% was observed. The present study provides a potential route for the cost-effective fabrication of CZTS-based photovoltaic devices.
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spelling pubmed-89110922022-03-11 Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications Sahu, Meenakshi Reddy, Vasudeva Reddy Minnam Kim, Bomyung Patro, Bharati Park, Chinho Kim, Woo Kyoung Sharma, Pratibha Materials (Basel) Article In the present study, we adopt an easy and cost-effective route for preparing Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS)-absorber nanoparticles by a mechanochemical method using non-toxic and environmentally benign solvents (butanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and ethanol). The gram-scale synthesis of absorber nanoparticles was achieved in a non-hazardous, zero-waste process without using high-vacuum equipment. The effects of annealing and Na incorporation on the properties of spin-coated CZTS thin films were scrutinized. The deposited samples showed kesterite crystal structure and single phase. The morphological results revealed an improvement in the surface morphology after annealing. The optical bandgaps of the thin films lied in the range of 1.50–1.57 eV with p-type nature. Finally, photovoltaic devices were fabricated, and their cell performance parameters were studied. An efficiency of 0.16% was observed. The present study provides a potential route for the cost-effective fabrication of CZTS-based photovoltaic devices. MDPI 2022-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8911092/ /pubmed/35268937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15051708 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sahu, Meenakshi
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Park, Chinho
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Sharma, Pratibha
Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title_full Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title_fullStr Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title_short Fabrication of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Light Absorber Using a Cost-Effective Mechanochemical Method for Photovoltaic Applications
title_sort fabrication of cu(2)znsns(4) light absorber using a cost-effective mechanochemical method for photovoltaic applications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15051708
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