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Facile preparation of novel Cu–Zn–S film by spray pyrolysis

Authors: Xiaojun Xu, Qinmiao Chen, Hongcun Yuan, Ni Yi, Jin Chen, Xifang Zhu, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Xiaoming Dou

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 23/2017

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In this work, novel Cu–Zn–S (CZS) thin film for solar cell was successfully synthesized using a facile preparation method of spray pyrolysis. Copper (II) chloride dihydrate, zinc(II) acetate dihydrate and thiourea were used as reagents. The effect of varying the substrate temperature for the spray in terms of structural, optical, compositional, morphological and photovoltaic properties of the fabricated CZS film was investigated via X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet-visible-infrared spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and J–V tester, respectively. As observed from the results, our novel CZS thin films have good crystallinity phase with bandgap of 2.21 eV and a conversion efficiency of 0.84% under optimal condition.

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Title: Facile preparation of novel Cu–Zn–S film by spray pyrolysis
Authors: Xiaojun Xu
Qinmiao Chen
Hongcun Yuan
Ni Yi
Jin Chen
Xifang Zhu
Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Xiaoming Dou
Publication date: 24-08-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 23/2017
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7752-2

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