[HTML][HTML] Point defects, compositional fluctuations, and secondary phases in non-stoichiometric kesterites

S Schorr, G Gurieva, M Guc… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells is limited by various non-ideal recombination
paths, amongst others by a high density of defect states and by the presence of binary or …

Phonon Raman spectroscopy of nanocrystalline multinary chalcogenides as a probe of complex lattice structures

V Dzhagan, AP Litvinchuk, MY Valakh… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Ternary (I–III–VI) and quaternary (I–II–IV–VI) metal-chalcogenides like CuInS 2 or
Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 are among the materials currently most intensively investigated for …

Structural Polymorphism in “Kesterite” Cu2ZnSnS4: Raman Spectroscopy and First-Principles Calculations Analysis

M Dimitrievska, F Boero, AP Litvinchuk… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the structural and vibrational properties of
the kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS, I 4̅ space group) as well as its polymorphs with the space …

Raman and X-ray Photoemission Identification of Colloidal Metal Sulfides as Potential Secondary Phases in Nanocrystalline Cu2ZnSnS4 Photovoltaic Absorbers

O Selyshchev, Y Havryliuk, MY Valakh… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The aim of this study is to establish reliable spectroscopic fingerprints of compounds that
may form as secondary phases in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals (NCs) synthesized by …

Anisotropies of angle-resolved polarized Raman response identifying in low miller index β-Ga2O3 single crystal

K Zhang, Z Xu, J Zhao, H Wang, J Hao, S Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Beta-phase gallium oxide (β-Ga 2 O 3) with a monoclinic lattice structure is a research
hotspot in the field of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors in the world and displays …

Phonon spectra of strongly luminescent nonstoichiometric Ag–In–S, Cu–In–S, and Hg–In–S nanocrystals of small size

V Dzhagan, O Selyshchev, O Raievska… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a detailed analysis of Raman and infrared (IR) phonon spectra of strongly
luminescent nonstoichiometric M–In–S (M= Cu, Ag, Hg) and core/shell M–In-S/ZnS …

[HTML][HTML] Combinatorial and machine learning approaches for the analysis of Cu 2 ZnGeSe 4: influence of the off-stoichiometry on defect formation and solar cell …

E Grau-Luque, I Anefnaf, N Benhaddou… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar cells based on quaternary kesterite compounds like Cu2ZnGeSe4 are complex
systems where the variation of one parameter can result in changes in the whole system …

Multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering of Cu2ZnSn1-xGex (S, Se) 4 single crystals for earth abundant photovoltaic applications

E Garcia-Llamas, M Guc, IV Bodnar, X Fontané… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy was used to evaluate the zone-center optical phonons of Cu 2 ZnSn 1-
x Ge x (S, Se) 4 single crystals, leading to a complete characterization of their vibrational …

[HTML][HTML] Optical properties of quaternary kesterite-type Cu 2 Zn (Sn 1− x Ge x) S 4 crystalline alloys: Raman scattering, photoluminescence and first-principle …

MY Valakh, AP Litvinchuk, VM Dzhagan… - RSC Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The transformation of the vibrational spectrum of Cu2Zn (Sn1− xGex) S4 single crystals over
the entire composition range (0≤ x≤ 1) is studied experimentally by low-temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of aqueous thiol-capped Ag-Zn-Sn-S nanocrystals

V Dzhagan, O Selyshchev, Y Havryliuk, N Mazur… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The synthesis of (Cu, Ag)-Zn-Sn-S (CAZTS) and Ag-Zn-Sn-S (AZTS) nanocrystals (NCs) by
means of “green” chemistry in aqueous solution and their detailed characterization by …