A facile and low cost synthesis of earth abundant element Cu 2ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) nanocrystals: Effect of Cu concentrations

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 541, Issue , 2012, Pages 192-197

  Shin, Seung Wook ^a   Han, Jun Hee ^a   Park, Chan Yeong ^b   Kim, Sae Rok ^b   Park, Yeon Chan ^b   Agawane, G L ^b   Moholkar, A V ^c   Yun, Jae Ho ^d   Jeong, Chae Hwan ^e   Lee, Jeong Yong ^a   Kim, Jin Hyeok ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^e Solar City Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cu concentration; Cu 2ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) absorber material; Facile and low cost microwave assisted process; Nanocrystal (NCs)

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER MATERIAL; ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BAND GAP ENERGY; KESTERITES; LOW COSTS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PROCESS; PRECURSOR POWDER; SECONDARY PHASIS; TOXIC CHEMICALS; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE REGION;

COPPER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; TIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS;

EID: 84865057892     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.06.086     Document Type: Article

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