Facile synthesis and post-processing of eco-friendly, highly conductive copper zinc tin sulphide nanoparticles
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- 作者：Rameez Ahmad (1)
Monica Distaso (1)
Hamed Azimi (2)
Christoph J. Brabec (2) (3)
Wolfgang Peukert (1) - 关键词：Raman spectroscopy ; Defects ; By ; products ; Thermodynamic study ; Kesterite ; Stannite CZTS nanoparticles
- 刊名：Journal of Nanoparticle Research
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：September 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：15
- 期：9
- 全文大小：911KB
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Monica Distaso (1)
Hamed Azimi (2)
Christoph J. Brabec (2) (3)
Wolfgang Peukert (1)
1. Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit盲t Erlangen-N眉rnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
2. Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (I-MEET), Friedrich-Alexander-Universit盲t Erlangen-N眉rnberg (FAU), Martensstrasse 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
3. Bavarian Centre for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern), Haberstr. 2a, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
文摘
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles have shown promising properties to be used as an energy harvesting material. They are usually synthesised under inert atmosphere or vacuum, whereas the subsequent step of film formation is carried out under an atmosphere of sulphur and/or Sn in order to avoid the decomposition of CZTS nanoparticles into binary and ternary species as well as the formation of the corresponding oxides. In the present paper we show that both the synthesis of CZTS nanoparticles and the film formation from the corresponding suspension can be considerably simplified. Namely, the synthesis can be carried out without controlling the atmosphere, whereas during the film annealing a nitrogen atmosphere is sufficient to avoid the depletion of the CZTS kesterite phase. Furthermore, an integrated approach including in-depth Raman analysis is developed in order to deal with the challenges associated with the characterization of CZTS nanoparticles in comparison to bulk systems. The formation of competitive compounds during the synthesis such as binary and ternary sulphides as well as metal oxides nanoparticles is discussed in detail. Finally, the as-produced films have ten times higher conductivity than the state of the art.