Growth Mechanism and Influence of Annealing Temperature on Structural and Compositional Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin Films Deposited by RF Sputtering Method from a Compound Target

Abdullahi, S.; Momoh, M.; Moreh, A.U.; Bayawa, A.M.; Hamza, B.; Argungu, G.M.; Popoola, O.T.

dc.contributor.author	Abdullahi, S.
dc.contributor.author	Momoh, M.
dc.contributor.author	Moreh, A.U.
dc.contributor.author	Bayawa, A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Hamza, B.
dc.contributor.author	Argungu, G.M.
dc.contributor.author	Popoola, O.T.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-29T09:29:27Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-29T09:29:27Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.issn	2395-6011
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/744
dc.description.abstract	Kesterite-type Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were deposited on corning glass from a single quaternary target. In this study, we report the growth mechanism and the influence of annealing temperature on the structural and compositional properties of CZTS films. All the four samples (as-deposited inclusive) show peaks corresponding to kesterite-type structure. The diffraction peaks of (112) are sharp and the small characteristics peaks of the kesterite structure such as (220)/ (204) and (312)/ (116) are also clearly observed in X-ray diffraction pattern. Some secondary phases that appeared as a result of the annealing were observed in the Raman spectra. These results indicate that the quaternary CZTS would be a potential candidate for solar cell applications.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Physics	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	Growth Mechanism and Influence of Annealing Temperature on Structural and Compositional Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin Films Deposited by RF Sputtering Method from a Compound Target	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US