[HTML][HTML] Atomic layer deposition and other thin film deposition techniques: from principles to film properties

JA Oke, TC Jen - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin film is a modern technology aimed at improving the structural, electrical, magnetic,
optical, and mechanical properties of bulk materials. This technology has so far found …

Thin film photocatalysis for environmental remediation: A status review

RS Pedanekar, SK Shaikh, KY Rajpure - Current Applied Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
This review accounts, various metal oxide and metal sulfide thin films available for
photodegradation of several organic compounds. Due to difficulties in recycling and to avoid …

Impact of preheating environment on microstructural and optoelectronic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films deposited by spin-coating

H Ahmoum, P Chelvanathan, MS Su'ait… - Superlattices and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents the effects of the preheating environment on the microstructural,
compositional, optical, and electrical properties of spin-coating-deposited CZTS thin films …

[HTML][HTML] Optical, electrical and electronic properties of SnS thin films deposited by sol gel spin coating technique for photovoltaic applications

T Garmim, S Chahib, L Soussi, R Mghaiouini… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
In the current study, thin films of tin sulfide (SnS) were grown by sol–gel spin-coating
technique deposited on glass substrates. The obtained thin films were characterized using X …

Synthesis of tin monosulfide SnS thin films via spray pyrolysis method based on Taguchi design for solar absorber

Y Nouri, B Hartiti, H Labrim, A Ziti, A Belfhaili, A Batan… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of controlled conditions on the optical properties of tin monosulfide
(SnS) thin films was successfully investigated by the chemistry spray pyrolysis deposition …

Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films deposited by one-step thermal evaporation for a third generation solar cell

E Peksu, H Karaagac - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, one-step thermal evaporation was employed for the fabrication of phase-pure
CZTS thin films on glass substrates from single crystalline Cu-poor ingot grown by Bridgman …

Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film as a counter electrode in zinc stannate-based dye-sensitized solar cells

M Soltanmohammadi, V Karimi, S Alee… - Semiconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, we deposited Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films with various thicknesses using
electrodeposition and sputtering methods to exploit them as counter electrodes (CEs) in Zn …

One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles as an Efficient Visible Light Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Congo Red Azo Dye

R Henríquez, PS Nogales, PG Moreno, EM Cartagena… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
A hydrothermal method was successfully employed to synthesize kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4
(CZTS) nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron …

Strain Effects on the Electronic and Optical Properties of Kesterite Cu2ZnGeX4 (X = S, Se): First-Principles Study

J El Hamdaoui, M El-Yadri, M Farkous, M Kria… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Following the chronological stages of calculations imposed by the WIEN2K code, we have
performed a series of density functional theory calculations, from which we were able to …

Influence of composition ratio on the performances of kesterite solar cell with double CZTS layers—A numerical approach

A Haddout, M Fahoume, A Qachaou, A Raidou… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of double CZTS layers with different composition ratio Cu/Zn in which a high
copper concentration at the bottom and a low copper concentration at the top on the physical …