Citation: CAI Qian, LIANG Xiao-Juan, ZHONG Jia-Song, SHAO Ming-Guo, WANG Yun, ZHAO Xiao-Wei, XIANG Wei-Dong. Synthesis and Characterization of Sphere-Like Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystals by Solvothermal Method[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2011, 27(12): 2920-2926. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB20112920 shu

Synthesis and Characterization of Sphere-Like Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystals by Solvothermal Method

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1. College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China;
2. School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China

Received Date: 12 July 2011
Available Online: 27 September 2011
Fund Project: 国家自然科学基金(50772075, 50972107) (50772075, 50972107)浙江省纳米材料与器件重点科技创新团队(2009R50010)资助项目 (2009R50010)

A simple solvothermal route has been successfully used to prepare Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystals using metal chloride and L-cysteine as precursors at 180 °C for 16 h. L-cysteine was used as the sulfide source and complexing agent. The phase, structure, morphology, and optical properties of the assynthesized products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scan electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), high-resolution electron transmission microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer. The results showed that pure kesterite-type Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystals were prepared under this condition and the diameters of the microspheres were about 400-800 nm while the microspheres consisted of nanoflakes with thickness of 20 nm. The band gap of CZTS nanoparticles was about 1.58 eV，which was close to the optimum band gap of thin film solar cells. A possible formation mechanism was also discussed.
- Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystal,
- Solvothermal method,
- L-cysteine,
- Solar cell
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