Facile Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Photovoltaic Absorber Thin Films via Sulfurization of Cu2SnS3/ZnS Layers

dc.authoridKahraman, suleyman/0000-0002-7730-6353
dc.contributor.authorKahraman, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorPodlogar, Mateja
dc.contributor.authorBernik, Slavko
dc.contributor.authorGuder, Husnu Salih
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:01:54Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:01:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.descriptionInternational Workshop on Materials Design Process: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Microstructure Control (TKM) -- JUN 03-04, 2013 -- Getafe, SPAINen_US
dc.description.abstractCopper zinc tin sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4) has been receiving a lot of attention in recent years as a new, alternative absorber for the production of cheap thin film solar cells owing to the high natural abundance of all the constituents, its tunable direct-band-gap energy, and its large optical absorption coefficient. In addition, to overcome the problem of expensive vacuum-based methods, solution-based approaches are being developed for Cu2ZnSnS4 deposition. In this study, Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films were grown on soda lime glass substrates via the sulfurization of solution grown Cu2SnS3/ZnS stacked sulfide layers. A new facile route to overcome the difficulty of depositing Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film with a desired stoichiometric composition in a single cation solution has been presented. The influences of deposition cycles of layers on the morphological, compositional, structural, and optical properties of the samples were investigated. It was observed from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images that the films were continuous and composed of homogenously distributed large grains. Possible chemical formulations of the best samples were predicted to be Cu1.99Zn1.25Sn1.00S3.76 and Cu1.97Zn1.03Sn1.29S3.71 via energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) results. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the samples matched very well with the reference values. The Raman-scattering analysis of the films proved the phase purity of the CZTS samples. The optical absorption coefficient of the films was found to be about 10(4) cm(-1) based on absorbance spectroscopy. The optical band gaps of the films were estimated to be between 1.36 and 1.50 eV. From these we are able to conclude that CZTS thin films can be effectively obtained via the vacuum-atmosphere sulfurization of Cu2SnS3/ZnS stacked sulfide layers. (C) The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2013en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Commission of Mustafa Kemal University [1204D0102]; Slovenian Research Agency [P2-0084-0106/04]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by Scientific Research Commission of Mustafa Kemal University (Project No: 1204D0102). The authors also acknowledge the financial support by the Slovenian Research Agency. (Program Contract No. P2-0084-0106/04) and student mobility of the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11661-013-2164-2
dc.identifier.endpage2334en_US
dc.identifier.issn1073-5623
dc.identifier.issn1543-1940
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84899069508en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2326en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-2164-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/13068
dc.identifier.volume45Aen_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000333525200068en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofMetallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryKonferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectOptical-Propertiesen_US
dc.subjectSolar-Cellsen_US
dc.subjectAdsorptionen_US
dc.subjectDepositionen_US
dc.subjectEfficiencyen_US
dc.titleFacile Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Photovoltaic Absorber Thin Films via Sulfurization of Cu2SnS3/ZnS Layersen_US
dc.typeConference Objecten_US

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