A simple low-cost solvothermal method was applied to synthesize hexagonal wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles with different morphologies using Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a capping ligand and copper and zinc acetate salts at 180 and 220 ℃. The resulting sphere-like and flower-like nanoparticles synthesized at 180 and 220℃</...

Controlled cracking pattern formation in carbon-coated CZTS (CZTS@C) thin-film as high-power anodes for next-generation LIBs applications.

This work contributes to the discussion on influence of back contact electrical properties Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-based solar cells. Devices with noble metals (Au, Ag and Pt) such as FTO/ZnS/CZTS/Au, FTO/ZnS/CZTS/Pt FTO/ZnS/CZTS/Ag were investigated by means current voltage characteristic in dark (FTO = fluorine-doped tin oxide). The originality this is that all active layers (absorbing buffer layers...

Cu2SnS3 (CTS) nanorods were synthesized with a controllable aspect ratio via a facile phosphine-free colloidal synthesis. This synthesis can be readily extended to obtain Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanorods with tunable Zn content.

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) nanocrystals sterically stabilized with oleic acid and oleylamine ligands and dispersed in nonpolar organic liquids have been extracted into, and electrostatically stabilized in, polar liquids by covering their surfaces with S(2-).

This article presents an enormously effective Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-based n-ZnS/p-CZTS/p+-WSe2 thin film solar cell. The device has been studied by varying the thickness, doping concentration and defect density of each layer utilizing SCAPS-1D simulation software. power conversion efficiency (PCE) for n-ZnS/p-CZTS single heterojunction is 14.06% with JSC = 20.26 mA cm?2, VOC 0.88 V FF 78.59%, respec...

We demonstrate that copper-zinc-tin-sulphide nanoplatelets can be directly grown onto a molybdenum-coated substrate using spray pyrolysis starting from a mixture of metal thiocarbamates precursors. The structure and phase purity of the nanoplatelets is discussed in detail.

Improving energy/fuel efficiency by converting waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric materials is of great interest due to its simplicity and reliability. However, many thermoelectric materials are composed of either toxic or scarce elements. Here, we report the experimental realization of using nontoxic and abundant copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) nanocrystals for potential thermoele...

A novel composite photocatalyst based on Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) powders was synthesized and investigated for use as a photocatalyst. CZTS powders were first made using a conventional hydrothermal method and were then used to grow silver nanoparticles hybridized onto the CZTS under various conditions through a microwave-assisted hydrothermal process. After the obtained samples were subsequently mixed ...

Organic and inorganic materials such as perovskites, copper indium gallium diselenide, cadmium telluride, zinc tin sulfide/selenide (CZTS/Se) have been employed to capture unlimited sunlight through the photovoltaic effect. CZTS/Se is regarded most promising, environmentally friendly, abundant candidate with high absorption coefficient tunable bandgap for generation of solar energy. Superstrate...