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Low-cost chemical fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 microparticles and film

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In this study, ball cactus-like kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 microparticles were successfully and rapidly fabricated by chemical solution with microwave irradiation using ethylene glycol as a solvent. And then CZTS thin film was prepared by ink-print method. The samples were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, scan electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and UV–vis-NIR spectroscopy. The results showed that the as-prepared microparticles had single phase, stoichiometric composition, a ball cactus-like shape with a diameter about 300 nm and that CZTS thin film had large grains and high crystallinity.

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This work has been financially supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (61176062) and a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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    Wei Wang, Honglie Shen, Feng Jiang, Xiancong He & Zhihao Yue

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Wang, W., Shen, H., Jiang, F. et al. Low-cost chemical fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 microparticles and film. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 1813–1817 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-012-1017-x

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