ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2011-01-01

Photoelectrochemical characterization of nanocrystalline thin-film Cu₂ZnSnS₄ photocathodes.

Shannon C Riha, Sarah J Fredrick, Justin B Sambur, Yuejiao Liu, Amy L Prieto, B A Parkinson

Index: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 3(1) , 58-66, (2011)

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Abstract

Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) nanocrystals, synthesized by a hot injection solution method, have been fabricated into thin films by dip-casting onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates. The photoresponse of the CZTS nanocrystal films was evaluated using absorbance measurements along with photoelectrochemical methods in aqueous electrolytes. Photoelectrochemical characterization revealed a p-type photoresponse when the films were illuminated in an aqueous Eu(3+) redox electrolyte. The effects of CZTS stoichiometry, film thickness, and low-temperature annealing on the photocurrents from front and back illumination suggest that the minority carrier diffusion and recombination at the back contact (via reaction of photogenerated holes with Eu(2+) produced from photoreduction by minority carriers) are the main loss mechanisms in the cell. Low-temperature annealing resulted in significant increases in the photocurrents for films made from both Zn-rich and stoichiometric CZTS nanocrystals.

Related Compounds

  • Tin sulfide

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