Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanopowder by Hydrothermal Method
E.P. Subramaniam1
1Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
2Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
3Department of Engineering, University College of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
*Corresponding author: E-mail: epsubramanian@rediffmail.com
N. Muthukumarasamy2
1Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
2Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
3Department of Engineering, University College of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
*Corresponding author: E-mail: epsubramanian@rediffmail.com
G. Rajesh2
1Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
2Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
3Department of Engineering, University College of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
*Corresponding author: E-mail: epsubramanian@rediffmail.com
Dhayalan Velauthapillai3
1Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
2Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
3Department of Engineering, University College of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
*Corresponding author: E-mail: epsubramanian@rediffmail.com
S. Agilan2
1Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
2Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641 014, India
3Department of Engineering, University College of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
*Corresponding author: E-mail: epsubramanian@rediffmail.com
Corresponding Author(s) : E.P. Subramaniam1
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol 25 No Supplementary Issue
Quaternary compound Cu2ZnSnS4 a promising, low cost and highly efficient absorber material in solar cells have been synthesized through hydrothermal method in this study. This method employs simple as well as an inexpensive process using less environmental polluting precursors. The synthesized Cu2ZnSnS4 powder had been studied using X-ray diffraction method (XRD). X-ray diffraction pattern reveals that the prepared Cu2ZnSnS4 material exhibits kesterite structure and the average grain size has been found to be 17 nm. The compositional analysis carried out using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS) revealed that Cu, Zn, Sn and S are present in the sample. The optical studies indicated the presence of direct optical band gap with a value 1.45 eV.
Subramaniam1, E., Muthukumarasamy2, N., Rajesh2, G., Velauthapillai3, D., & Agilan2, S. (2013). Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanopowder by Hydrothermal Method. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(20), 191–193. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/25_Supplementary%20Issue_52
