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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 4/2018

04-12-2017

Rapid microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals for low-cost thin film photovoltaic: investigation of synthesis parameters and morphology control

Authors: Bharati Patro, S. Vijaylakshmi, Pratibha Sharma

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

Nanocrystals of CZTS have been synthesized by solvothermal technique using rapid microwave aided heating. The effects of synthesis parameters, such as reaction temperature, reaction time, precursor concentration, various surfactants, were investigated. Samples were characterised by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, FEGSEM-EDS, FEGTEM for phase, crystallinity, morphology and compositional information. The optical properties of the samples were investigated with UV–Vis spectroscopy. Uniform hierarchical flowerlike morphology was obtained at 180 °C for 30 min reaction time. The band gap was found to be 1.57 eV which is suitable for photovoltaic applications. The flower like morphology was changed to spherical type when the concentration of the reactants increased from 2 to 10 mM. Use of PVP along with the reactants had a pronounced effect on particle morphology and size. The growth mechanism of the CZTS particles synthesized without any surfactant and with addition of PVP surfactant was discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Rapid microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals for low-cost thin film photovoltaic: investigation of synthesis parameters and morphology control
Authors
Bharati Patro
S. Vijaylakshmi
Pratibha Sharma
Publication date
04-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8272-9

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