Cu2ZnSnS4 Films using an Eco-friendly Direct Liquid Coating Approach for Solar Cell Applications

Atul Kumar; Anup V. Sanchela; C. V. Tomy; Ajay D. Thakur

Cu2ZnSnS4 Films using an Eco-friendly Direct Liquid Coating Approach for Solar Cell Applications

Materials Science 2015-10-20 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Authors: Atul Kumar , Anup V. Sanchela , C. V. Tomy , Ajay D. Thakur

Abstract

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a promising candidate as an absorber material for thin film solar cells. The reported wet chemical synthesis approaches often have a high environmental impact due to the usage of abrasive solvents such as hydrazines, hydroxylamines, etc. We report an eco-friendly solvent based approach for making CZTS thin films with desirable absorption characteristics for solar cell applications.

Keywords

Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells eco-friendly synthesis direct liquid coating absorber material CZTS

Cite

@article{arxiv.1510.05084,
  title  = {Cu2ZnSnS4 Films using an Eco-friendly Direct Liquid Coating Approach for Solar Cell Applications},
  author = {Atul Kumar and Anup V. Sanchela and C. V. Tomy and Ajay D. Thakur},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.05084},
  year   = {2015}
}

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