화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.76, 39-74, August, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.03.035  Export Citation
Review on Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 thin films and their photovoltaic performance
Vasudeva Reddy Minnam Reddy, Mohan Reddy Pallavolu, Phaneendra Reddy Guddeti1, Sreedevi Gedi, Kishore Kumar Yarragudi Bathal Reddy2, Babu Pejjai, Woo Kyoung Kim, Thulasi Ramakrishna Reddy Kotte1, †, and Chinho Park†
  • School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280-Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
  • 1Solar Energy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswasra University, Tirupati 517 102, India
  • 2Department of Physics, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati 517 102, India
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The rapid progress on the Cu-Sn-S (Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4) solar cells has opened a new avenue to generate the electrical energy at ultra-low-cost. Therefore, the progress in the deposition of Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 thin films by various chemical and physical methods is reviewed comprehensively. This article briefly describes (i) the phase diagrams of Cu-Sn-S, (ii) the bulk properties of Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4, (iii) the effect of deposition conditions on the phase formation, (iv) the physical properties of Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 thin films, and (v) the photovoltaic performance of Cu2SnS3, Cu3SnS4, and Cu4SnS4 solar cells.
Keywords:Cu2SnS3;Cu3SnS4;Cu4SnS4;Earth-abundant absorber material;Physical properties;Photovoltaic performance
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