Title :
Study of optimization of Zn salt concentration in co-electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films
Author :
Agasti, Amrut ; Rai, Deepesh ; Mallick, Sudhanshu ; Bhargava, Parag
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Metall. Eng. & Mater. Sci., Indian Inst. of Technol. Bombay, Mumbai, India
Abstract :
In this study, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is co-electrodeposited using varying amount of Zn salt in electrolytic bath to study its effect on the structural, compositional and morphological properties of the CZTS films. An optimal concentration ZnS04 in solution has been determined to obtain phase pure CZTS with elemental composition suitable for use as absorber material in thin film solar cells.
Keywords :
copper compounds; electrodeposition; electrodeposits; electrolysis; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; thin film devices; tin compounds; zinc compounds; CZTS films; Cu2ZnSnS4; absorber material; co-electrodeposition; compositional properties; electrolytic bath; elemental composition; morphological properties; salt concentration optimization; structural properties; thin film solar cells; Films; Photovoltaic cells; Raman scattering; Scanning electron microscopy; Tin; X-ray scattering; Zinc; CZTS; co-electrodeposition; thin films;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6372-0
DOI :
10.1109/PEDES.2014.7042098
