Effect of Solubility Parameter of Alcohols Solvents on Performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 Particles

doi:10.11901/1005.3093.2016.134

Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2016, Vol. 30

Issue (11): 861-867 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2016.134

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Effect of Solubility Parameter of Alcohols Solvents on Performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Particles

Shixu JIANG¹,Chao ZHOU²,Tiancai ZHANG²,Yanmin GAO^1,^*

1. Jiangsu Key Lab of Advanced Welding Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
2. Shanghai Shipbuilding Technology Research Institute, Shanghai, 200032, China

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Shixu JIANG, Chao ZHOU, Tiancai ZHANG, Yanmin GAO. Effect of Solubility Parameter of Alcohols Solvents on Performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Particles. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2016, 30(11): 861-867.

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Cu₂ZnSnS₄(CZTS) particles were synthesized by a facile solvothermal method in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) containing alcohols solvent, with CuCl₂2H₂O, Zn(Ac)₂2H₂O and SnCl₄5H₂O as metal precursor, and thiourea as sulfur source, respectively. The effect of the variation of solubility parameter of alcohols solvents on crystal structure, composition, morphology and absorption spectra of the synthesized CZTS particles were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS), UV-Vis spectroscopy and electrochemical analyzer. The results reveal that the solubility parameter of alcohols solvent has a certain influence on the crystallization, morphology, atomic ratios and photoelectric properties of the as-synthesized CZTS particles. The optimum alcohols solvent is ethylene glycol.The crystallization of CZTS particles synthesized under the above condition is pure and complete, and the CZTS particles with flaky facets are uniform and mono-dispersed. The atomic ratio of elements for CZTS particles is close to stoichiometric coefficient and the band gap of the products is about 1.47 eV, which is close to the optimum value for solar photoelectric conversion. The resistivity of CZTS is 45.86 Ωm.

Key words: synthesizing and processing techniques for materials solvothermal method solubility parameter alcohols solvent CZTS

Received: 14 March 2016

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Fig.1 XRD patterns of CZTS particles obtained in different solubility parameter of alcohol solvents

Fig.2 Raman spectra of CZTS particles obtained in different solubility parameter of alcohol solvents

Fig.3 SEM images of the CZTS particles prepared in different solubility parameter of alcohol solvent, (a) ethylene glycol; (b) diethylene glycol; (c) triethylene glycol

Fig.4 TEM images of the CZTS particles prepared in alcohol solvent with different solubility. (a) ethylene glycol; (b) diethylene glycol; (c) triethylene glycol

Table 1 The atomic ratio of CZTS particles prepared in different solubilityparameter of alcohol solvents

Fig.5 The atomic ratio of CZTS particles trend chart prepared in different solubilityparameter of alcohol solvents

Fig.6 UV-Vis spectra of CZTS particles

Fig.7 Current-potential (I-V) curve of the CZTS film tested in the darkness and under illumination

Fig.8 The relationship between alcohol solvents solubility parameter and CZTS particles resistivity

Table 2 Resistivity of CZTS particles prepared in different solubility parameter of alcohol solvents

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