Properties of Sonochemically Prepared CuInxGa1-xS2and CuInxGa1-xSe2

Jesionek, Marcin; Nowak, Marian; Szperlich, P.; Kępińska, Mirosława; Mistewicz, Krystian; Toroń, Bartłomiej; Stróż, Danuta; Szala, J.; Rzychoń, T.

doi:10.12693/aphyspola.126.1107

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“…Sonochemical synthesis of copper sulfide nanoparticles and CIGS nanoparticles has been reported extensively [11,12]. One-step synthesis of CZTS nanoparticles using the sonochemical route is challenging and only scarce has been reported on the said topic [6,13,14].…”

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Facile Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Chalcogenide Nanoparticles for Thin Film Solar Cell Applications

Paraye

Manivannan

Selvam

2020

Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng.

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Single-step ultrasound-assisted synthesis of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide nanoparticles (CZTS) has been studied at two different frequencies. While the effects of frequency on the particle size of the CZTS nanoparticles were insignificant, a noticeable change was observed in composition. As-obtained particles presented the amorphous nature and spherical morphology with a high degree of agglomeration. Annealing of the synthesized CZTS nanoparticles increased the crystallinity while the sulfur content decreased considerably. The poly-dispersity and agglomeration of the nanoparticles increased upon annealing. The as-obtained CZTS nanoparticles synthesized at 45 kHz frequency presented a copper deprived and zinc-rich composition suitable for higher photo-conversion efficiency of the solar cells. The bandgap of the annealed and non-annealed particles ranged between 1.25 eV and 1.65 eV.

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