Low temperature phase selective synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 quantum dots†
Christopher A. Cattley,Cheng Cheng,Simon M. Fairclough,Laura M. Droessler,Neil P. Young,Jamie H. Warner,Jason M. Smith,Hazel E. Assender,Andrew A. R. Watt
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 03/19/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3CC39042J
Abstract
The application of indium-free quaternary chalcogenides, such as Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS), in photovoltaics has created tremendous interest in recent years. In this paper we develop a method to synthesize high quality CZTS nanoparticles with thermodynamically stable kesterite and wurtzite phases via a simple, one-pot, low-cost solution method.
