TY - JOUR
T1 - Single-phase, high-purity Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles via a hydrothermal route
AU - Lin, Shih Jen
AU - Ting, Jyh Ming
AU - Fu, Yaw Shyan
N1 - Funding Information:
Authors thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan for financial support, under grant no. NSC 106-2221-E-006-170-MY3 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l.
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - Highly ordered quaternary semiconductor Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles (NPs) have been prepared via a simple conventional-hydrothermal approach, with a band gap of ~ 1.5 eV and a high absorption coefficient greater than 104 cm−1. In this paper, we report on the synthesis and characterization of CZTS NPs with controlled phase purity. The NPs were synthesized under various thiourea (Tu) concentrations, and a chelating reagent of diethylenetriamine (DETA) was also used. The synthesized kesterite NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The effects of the thiourea concentration and the chelating coordination on the characteristics of the resulting CZTS nanoparticles 5–10 nm are discussed.
AB - Highly ordered quaternary semiconductor Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles (NPs) have been prepared via a simple conventional-hydrothermal approach, with a band gap of ~ 1.5 eV and a high absorption coefficient greater than 104 cm−1. In this paper, we report on the synthesis and characterization of CZTS NPs with controlled phase purity. The NPs were synthesized under various thiourea (Tu) concentrations, and a chelating reagent of diethylenetriamine (DETA) was also used. The synthesized kesterite NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The effects of the thiourea concentration and the chelating coordination on the characteristics of the resulting CZTS nanoparticles 5–10 nm are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.12.046
DO - 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.12.046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037744406
SN - 0272-8842
VL - 44
SP - 4450
EP - 4456
JO - Ceramics International
JF - Ceramics International
IS - 4
ER -