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Sulfurization approach using sulfur vapor, graphite box and H 2 S gas atmospheres for co-sputtered Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film

Khalkar et al., 2014

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3900022001938686825
Author
Khalkar A
Lim K
Yu S
Kim J
Yoo J
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2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)

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In this work we have prepared Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) precursor by magnetron co-sputtering using Cu, SnS and ZnS sputter targets. We employed three sulfurization approaches to prepare CZTS thin film and further compared their characterizations. In one approach, the …
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