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Synthesis and Structural Study of the Cu2ZnSn1 – xSixSe4 System

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The quaternary semiconductor compounds Cu2ZnSnSe4, Cu2ZnSiSe4, and Cu2ZnSn1 – xSixSe4 solid solutions on their basis have been synthesized from the elementary components Cu, Zn, Sn, Si, and Se by the single-temperature method. The room- temperature unit-cell parameters of the obtained compounds and solid solutions are determined by the X-ray method. It is established that two series of solid solutions are formed in the Cu2ZnSn1 – xSixSe4 system: one is based on the Cu2ZnSnSe4 compound with a tetragonal structure at x ≤ 0.5 and the other is based on the Cu2ZnSiSe4 compound with a orthorhombic structure at x ≥ 0.7.

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    A. U. Sheleg, V. G. Hurtavy & V. A. Chumak

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Sheleg, A.U., Hurtavy, V.G. & Chumak, V.A. Synthesis and Structural Study of the Cu2ZnSn1 – xSixSe4 System. Crystallogr. Rep. 64, 879–882 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377451906018X

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