Journal of Chemistry

Preparation and characterization of chemically deposited Cu4SnS4 Thin Films

Author & Affiliation:
Anuar Kassim
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Tan Wee Tee
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Atan Mohd Sharif
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Dzulkefly Kuang Abudllah
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Md. Jelasa Haron
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Ho Soon Min
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Saravanan Nagalingam
Department of Bio science and Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universtiy Tunku Abdul Rahman 53300Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Keyword:
chemical bath deposition, semiconducting material, solar cells, thin films
Issue Date:
April 2009
Abstract:

Thin films of Cu4SnS4 were grown by chemical bath deposition technique. The deposition parameters such as bath temperature (50 °C), deposition time (120 min), electrolyte concentration (0.05 M) and bath pH (pH 1.5) were optimized to obtain good quality of films. The thin films were characterized using X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy in order to study the structural and surface morphological properties. The band gap energy, transition type and absorption properties were determined using UV-Vis Spectrophotometer. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed the presence of polycrystalline in nature and the most intense peak occurred at 2q = 30.2° which belongs to (221) plane of Cu4SnS4. Atomic force microscopy image reveals that grains are uniformly distributed over the surface of substrate. An optical absorption study shows the presence of direct transition with band gap energy of 1.6 eV.

 

 

Pages:
21-26
ISSN:
2319-8036 (Online) - 0973-3450 (Print)
Source:
DOI:
juc

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A. Kassim; T. W. Tee; A. M. Sharif; D. K. Abudllah; M. J. Haron; H. S. Min; S. Nagalingam, "Preparation and characterization of chemically deposited Cu4SnS4 Thin Films ", Journal of Ultra Chemistry, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page Number 21-26, 2018

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A. Kassim; T. W. Tee; A. M. Sharif; D. K. Abudllah; M. J. Haron; H. S. Min; S. Nagalingam, "Preparation and characterization of chemically deposited Cu4SnS4 Thin Films ", Journal of Ultra Chemistry, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page Number 21-26, 2018

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