Towards sustainable materials for solar energy conversion: Preparation and photoelectrochemical characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4

J J Scragg; P J Dale; L M Peter

doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2008.02.008

Towards sustainable materials for solar energy conversion: Preparation and photoelectrochemical characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4

J J Scragg, P J Dale, L M Peter

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The feasibility of a new fabrication route for films of the attractive solar absorber Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has been studied, consisting of electrodeposition of metallic precursors followed by annealing in sulfur vapour. Photoelectrochemical measurements using a Eu3+ contact have been used to establish that the polycrystalline CZTS films are p-type with doping densities in the range (0.5-5) x 10(16) cm(-3) and band gaps of 1.49 +/- 0.01 eV, making them suitable for terrestrial solar energy conversion. It has been shown that a somewhat Cu-poor composition favours good optoelectronic properties. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	639-642
Number of pages	4
Journal	Electrochemistry Communications
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2008.02.008
Publication status	Published - 2008

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