Abstract
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were prepared by sol–gel method and sulfurization process. The effects of the sulfurization temperature on the structural, morphological, compositional, and opto-electrical properties of the CZTS films were investigated. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy analyses confirmed the formation of CZTS films. With increasing sulfurization temperature, the crystallinity of the films was enhanced, which was accompanied by metallic deficiency, especially tin loss. When the sulfurization temperature was increased from 460 to 540°C, the optical band-gap value decreased from 1.63 to 1.38eV, while the resistivity and mobility increased from 1.415 to 1313Ω·cm and from 0.372 to 7.231cm2/V·s, respectively. The best CZTS film properties with a bandgap of 1.47eV, resistivity of 581.5Ω·cm, carrier concentration of 2.165×1016cm−3 and mobility of 1.411cm2/(V·s) were achieved at a sulfurization temperature of 500°C, and make the films suitable as absorbers for solar cells.
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