The chemical vapor deposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

Karthik Ramasamy; Mohammad A. Malik; Paul O'Brien

doi:10.1039/C0SC00538J

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The chemical vapor deposition of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ thin films†

Karthik Ramasamy,^a Mohammad A. Malik^a and Paul O'Brien*^a

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Abstract

Cu₂ZnSnS₄ is a potentially important solar cell material. We report for the first time the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ thin films using diethyldithiocarbamato complexes of copper, zinc and tin.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0SC00538J
Article type: Edge Article
Submitted: 25 Oct 2010
Accepted: 10 Mar 2011
First published: 07 Apr 2011

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Chem. Sci., 2011,2, 1170-1172

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The chemical vapor deposition of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ thin films

K. Ramasamy, M. A. Malik and P. O'Brien, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 1170 DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00538J

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