Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods
The consumption of fossil fuel globally has been enormous and has reached an alarming rate resulting in fast depletion of the available resources and at the same time polluting the environment. Hence there is a growing need to take cognizance of abundant amount of inexpensive energy available in the...
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| description | The consumption of fossil fuel globally has been enormous and has reached an alarming rate resulting in fast depletion of the available resources and at the same time polluting the environment. Hence there is a growing need to take cognizance of abundant amount of inexpensive energy available in the nature especially solar energy. Development and commercialization of Photovoltaics has been in focus due to its low cost, high absorption coefficient and suitable direct band gap for solar energy conversion applications. An attempt has been made in this work to synthesize the CZTS thin films by Electro deposition and Sol-gel method on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) glass and Soda Lime Glass( SLG) substrates respectively. CZTS thin films have been prepared using a 3-stage electro chemical system wherein the precursors are deposited using platinum foil as a counter electrode and AgCl electrode as a reference electrode and Sol gel method. Surface morphology and optical properties have been studied using Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffractometer and UV-Vis Spectroscopy |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6d3adae3b41b4c1db09dbd58e3aaf0fa2025-08-20T01:57:08ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722014-06-016202004-102004-5Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition MethodsChandra Sekhar Kanuru0G.L. Shekar1L. Krishnamurthy2R. Gopal Krishne Urs3Centre for Nano-Technology, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, IndiaDepartment of Industrial & Production Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, IndiaDepartment of Physics, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, IndiaThe consumption of fossil fuel globally has been enormous and has reached an alarming rate resulting in fast depletion of the available resources and at the same time polluting the environment. Hence there is a growing need to take cognizance of abundant amount of inexpensive energy available in the nature especially solar energy. Development and commercialization of Photovoltaics has been in focus due to its low cost, high absorption coefficient and suitable direct band gap for solar energy conversion applications. An attempt has been made in this work to synthesize the CZTS thin films by Electro deposition and Sol-gel method on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) glass and Soda Lime Glass( SLG) substrates respectively. CZTS thin films have been prepared using a 3-stage electro chemical system wherein the precursors are deposited using platinum foil as a counter electrode and AgCl electrode as a reference electrode and Sol gel method. Surface morphology and optical properties have been studied using Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffractometer and UV-Vis Spectroscopyhttp://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2014/2/articles/jnep_2014_V6_02004.pdfCZTSThin film photovoltaics (PV’s) electro depositionSurface morphological studie |
| spellingShingle | Chandra Sekhar Kanuru G.L. Shekar L. Krishnamurthy R. Gopal Krishne Urs Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods Журнал нано- та електронної фізики CZTS Thin film photovoltaics (PV’s) electro deposition Surface morphological studie |
| title | Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods |
| title_full | Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods |
| title_fullStr | Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods |
| title_short | Surface Morphological Studies of Solar Absorber Layer Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films by Non-vacuum Deposition Methods |
| title_sort | surface morphological studies of solar absorber layer cu2znsns4 czts thin films by non vacuum deposition methods |
| topic | CZTS Thin film photovoltaics (PV’s) electro deposition Surface morphological studie |
| url | http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2014/2/articles/jnep_2014_V6_02004.pdf |
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