Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystal ink and its use for solar cells

Qijie Guo; Hugh W Hillhouse; Rakesh Agrawal

doi:10.1021/ja904981r

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystal ink and its use for solar cells

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Aug 26;131(33):11672-3. doi: 10.1021/ja904981r.

Authors

Qijie Guo¹, Hugh W Hillhouse, Rakesh Agrawal

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemical Engineering and the Energy Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.

PMID: 19722591
DOI: 10.1021/ja904981r

Abstract

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) and Cu(2)ZnSnSe(4) (CZTSe) based solar cells are promising candidates for low cost solar cells due to the natural abundance and low toxicity of the constituent elements. Here, we present the first reported synthesis of colloidal CZTS nanocrystals using a simple solution-phase method. Solar cells fabricated using selenized CZTS nanocrystal inks had a power conversion efficiency of 0.74% under AM1.5G illumination.