Effects of the sulfurization temperature on sol gel-processed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

Effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

“…Different approaches have been to grow CZTS films, in particular, sulfurization from metallic precursors [3], sol-gel deposition [4], electrodeposition [5][6][7], thermal deposition [8], spray pyrolysis [9,10], magnetron sputtering [11], pulsed laser deposition (PLD) from quaternary sintered target [12][13][14] and others. In the previous work [15], we reported on the growth of CZTS thin films by reactive PLD in H 2 S atmosphere combining the alternate ablation from the metallic (Cu) and the alloyed (Zn x Sn) targets at room temperature.…”

Impact of Precursor Compositions on the Structural and Photovoltaic Properties of Spray‐Deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films

“…Most of the efficient solar cells using kesterite compounds reported in the literature are based on Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin films with S/Se ratios of less than 0.35 [i.e., using selenium‐rich Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 mixed compounds] . However, it should be more beneficial to use the pure sulfide form (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 ) without the highly toxic and less abundant selenium …”

A Promising Modified SILAR Sequence for the Synthesis of Photoelectrochemically Active Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films

“…The crystallite size of the CZTS‐520, CZTS‐540, CZTS‐560, and CZTS‐580 samples are found to be 45.91, 49.95, 53.81, and 64.69 nm, respectively. The increase in crystallite size with sulfurization temperature can be attributed to an enhancement occurring in the lattice structure of the films 14…”