Pulsed electrodeposited CZTS thin films: Effect of duty cycle

K. V. Gurav; J. H. Yun; S. M. Pawar; S. W. Shin; M. P. Suryawanshi; Y. K. Kim; G. L. Agawane; P. S. Patil; J. H. Kim

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2013.06.062

Pulsed electrodeposited CZTS thin films: Effect of duty cycle

K. V. Gurav, J. H. Yun, S. M. Pawar, S. W. Shin, M. P. Suryawanshi, Y. K. Kim, G. L. Agawane, P. S. Patil, J. H. Kim

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Abstract

The kesterite Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) thin films are deposited by a novel pulsed electrodeposition method. The pulse potentials are kept at -1.1 V (SCE) and -0.7 V (SCE). The duty cycle is varied from 33% to 67% by varying pulse durations. The effect of duty cycles on the properties of CZTS thin films is investigated. The films deposited using an optimized duty cycle condition exhibit phase pure CZTS with nearly stoichiometric composition and have a compact morphology with optical band gap energy of 1.5 eV.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	316-319
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2013.06.062
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CuZnSnS (CZTS) thin film
Duty cycle
Pulsed electrodeposition
Thin film solar cells (TFSCs)

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