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| Title: | Preparation and studies of chemically deposited Cu4SnS4 thin films in the presence of complexing agent Na2EDTA |
| Authors: | Kassim, Anuar
Kuang, Zulkefly
Sharif, Atan
Tee, Tan Wee
Min, Ho Soon
Nagalingam, Saravanan |
| Keywords: | Chemical bath deposition
Semiconducting material
Solar cells
Thin films |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | The Cu4SnS4 thin films are
deposited onto indium tin oxide glass substrate by chemical bath deposition
method. The disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is used as a complexing
agent during deposition process. The structural, morphological and optical
properties of the deposited films have been studied using X-ray diffraction,
atomic force microscopy and UV-Vis spectrophotometer, respectively. The
presence of Na2EDTA promotes the deposition of better quality films.
The XRD analysis shows that these films have a high crystallinity with
orthorhombic structure. The AFM images indicated that these films are uniform,
compact with larger grains. The absorption spectra confirmed that the thicker
film has higher absorption properties. The band gap of 1.6 eV with direct transition
is observed. |
| Page(s): | 295-298 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1017 (Online); 0971-4588 (Print) |
| Source: | IJEMS Vol.17(4) [August 2010]
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