A chemical approach for synthesis of photoelectrochemically active Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films

Solar Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 221-230

  Suryawanshi, M P ^a,b   Shin, S W ^a   Ghorpade, U V ^a   Gurav, K V ^a   Agawane, G L ^a   Hong, Chang Woo ^a   Yun, Jae Ho ^c   Patil, P S ^b   Kim, Jin Hyeok ^a   Moholkar, A V ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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

Author keywords

1.06 Conversion efficiency; Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS); Novel approach of successive ionic adsorption and reaction (SILAR); TFSCs

Indexed keywords

SILAR; TFSCS;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROSTRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84907533174     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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