Publication:
Impact of preheating environment on microstructural and optoelectronic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films deposited by spin-coating

Simple item page
dc.citedby29
dc.contributor.authorAhmoum H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChelvanathan P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSu'ait M.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoughrara M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLi G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAl-Waeli A.H.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSopian K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKerouad M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmin N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57200444252en_US
dc.contributor.authorid35766323200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57223117728en_US
dc.contributor.authorid14036797900en_US
dc.contributor.authorid8508360000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55596459400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7003375391en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6701564709en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7102424614en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T08:10:31Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T08:10:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArgon; Coatings; Copper compounds; Crystallinity; Crystallite size; Morphology; Nanocrystalline materials; Preheating; Sol-gel process; Sol-gels; Spin coating; Surface morphology; Tin compounds; Zinc compounds; CZTS; CZTS thin films; Micro-structural; Microstructural inhomogeneity; N2 atmospheres; Optoelectronic properties; Photovoltaic; Sulfurization; Thin filmsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis work presents the effects of the preheating environment on the microstructural, compositional, optical, and electrical properties of spin-coating-deposited CZTS thin films. CZTS precursors were prepared using a sol-gel method and deposited by spin-coating; they were subsequently preheated at 150 �C under different atmospheres (air, Ar, and N2) prior to sulfurization at 580 �C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the formation of crystalline CZTS with different crystallite sizes, while the Raman spectroscopy results showed that the synthesized films are composed of the stannite CZTS phase. CZTS films preheated in Ar and N2 show better crystallinity, larger grains, and improved surface morphology with less oxygen content compared with as-deposited and air-preheated samples. A suitable bandgap is obtained in all samples, with better absorption in Ar and N2. Notably, lesser surface microstructural inhomogeneity is observed in samples preheated in Ar and N2 atmospheres, which indicates that both of those environments are suitable for the deposition of CZTS materials for application in solar cells. � 2020 Elsevier Ltden_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo106452
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.spmi.2020.106452
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85080084704
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080084704&doi=10.1016%2fj.spmi.2020.106452&partnerID=40&md5=15841c1951ebc5c733f5fe7822635057
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25531
dc.identifier.volume140
dc.publisherAcademic Pressen_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleSuperlattices and Microstructures
dc.titleImpact of preheating environment on microstructural and optoelectronic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films deposited by spin-coatingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
Files
Collections
SCOPUS