Title :
Quaternary Cu2CdSnS4 nanoparticles synthesised by microwave irradiation method
Author :
Hao Guan ; YuFen Shi ; Haijun Hou ; Xu Wang ; Fangli Yu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mater. Eng., Yancheng Inst. of Technol., Yancheng, China
Abstract :
Quaternary Cu2CdSnS4 (CCTS) nanoparticles were synthesised via a microwave irradiation method. The as-synthesised CCTS nanoparticles were characterised by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and UV-vis-NIR absorbance spectroscopy measurements. It is shown that the CCTS nanoparticles exhibit a sphere-like shape and a suitable bandgap (Eg = 1.26 eV), indicating they are a potential candidate for application as the absorber layer in thin film solar cells.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; cadmium compounds; copper compounds; energy gap; infrared spectra; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; scanning electron microscopy; solar cells; tin compounds; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; CCTS nanoparticles; Cu2CdSnS4; UV-vis-NIR absorbance spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; absorber layer; bandgap; energy dispersive spectroscopy; microwave irradiation method; quaternary nanoparticles; scanning electron microscopy; thin film solar cells; transmission electron microscopy;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2013.0686
