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Research on structure of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 thin films with high Sn-related phases

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Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 (CZTSSe) thin films were deposited on flexible substrates by three evaporation processes at high temperature. The chemical compositions, microstructures and crystal phases of the CZTSSe thin films were respectively characterized by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman scattering spectrum. The results show that the single-step evaporation method at high temperature yields CZTSSe thin films with nearly pure phase and high Sn-related phases. The elemental ratios of Cu/(Zn+Sn)=1.00 and Zn/Sn=1.03 are close to the characteristics of stoichiometric CZTSSe. There is the smooth and uniform crystalline at the surface and large grain size at the cross section for the films, and no other phases exist in the film by XRD and Raman shift measurement. The films are no more with the Sn-related phase deficiency.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic & Communication Devices, School of Electronics Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Peng-yu Li  (李鹏宇), Yu-ming Xue  (薛玉明), Hao Liu  (刘浩), Dan Xia  (夏丹), Dian-you Song  (宋殿友), Shao-jun Feng  (冯少君), Hai-tao Sun  (孙海涛) & Bing-bing Yu  (俞兵兵)

  2. Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Hao Liu  (刘浩), Bing-bing Yu  (俞兵兵) & Zai-xiang Qiao  (乔在祥)

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This work has been supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No.2012AA050701), and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in Tianjin (No.201410060036).

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Li, Py., Xue, Ym., Liu, H. et al. Research on structure of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 thin films with high Sn-related phases. Optoelectron. Lett. 12, 446–449 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-016-6055-9

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