Rapid facile synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 films from melt reactions

Mundher Al-Shakban; Naktal Al-Dulaimi; Thokozani Xaba; Ahmad Raheel

doi:10.3934/matersci.2020.3.302

AIMS Materials Science (Jun 2020)

Rapid facile synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 films from melt reactions

Mundher Al-Shakban,
Naktal Al-Dulaimi,
Thokozani Xaba,
Ahmad Raheel

Affiliations

Mundher Al-Shakban: 1 Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Misan, Maysan, Iraq
Naktal Al-Dulaimi: 2 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Medical and Applied Science College, Charmo University, 46023 Chamchamal-Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. 3 Charmo Center for Research and Training, Charmo University, 46023 Chamchamal-Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Thokozani Xaba: 4 Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, P/Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Ahmad Raheel: 5 Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320 Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3934/matersci.2020.3.302
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. 302 – 311

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Films of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) were successfully deposited on glass substrates using blade technique in 5 min annealing time. The effect of heating temperature on the structural properties was investigated. The dithiocarbamates complexes of copper, zinc and tin were used as precursors through the blade technique. The films were kesterite phase and oriented preferentially along (112) direction. The chemical compositions at each temperature were studied in order to optimize the film stoichiometry. Cu/(Zn + Sn) ratio was between 0.815 and 0.877, and Zn/Sn was in the range of 0.93 to 1.

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ISSN: 2372-0484 (Online)
Publisher: AIMS Press
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: http://www.aimspress.com/journal/Materials

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