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Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target

Copper; Copper compounds; Deposition; Magnetron sputtering; Sputtering; Substrates; Tin compounds; Compositional variation; CZTS; Deposition Parameters; Industrial implementation; Process parameters; Quaternary compound; Radio frequency magnetron sputtering; Resource availability; Thin films

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Main Authors: Ferdaous M.T., Chelvanathan P., Shahahmadi S.A., Sapeli M.M.I., Sopian K., Amin N.
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-237972023-05-29T14:51:55Z Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target Ferdaous M.T. Chelvanathan P. Shahahmadi S.A. Sapeli M.M.I. Sopian K. Amin N. 55567613100 35766323200 55567116600 57201282111 7003375391 7102424614 Copper; Copper compounds; Deposition; Magnetron sputtering; Sputtering; Substrates; Tin compounds; Compositional variation; CZTS; Deposition Parameters; Industrial implementation; Process parameters; Quaternary compound; Radio frequency magnetron sputtering; Resource availability; Thin films Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is highly researched photovoltaic (PV) material in recent years because of resource availability and non-toxicity of its constituents. Radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering is one of the potential methods of fabricating CZTS thin film due to its suitability for large scale industrial implementation. Of the three methods of depositing CZTS films by RF sputtering, one step single quaternary target sputtering is by far the simplest and straightforward one. However, deposition profile plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of pre-defined target composition transferred to glass substrates. In this study, several deposition parameters, such as RF power, working pressure, and target to sample distance were varied and their influences on corresponding compositional variation in deposited samples were studied. A quaternary CZTS target with pre-fixed composition (Cu = 22%, Zn = 15%, Sn = 13%, S = 50%) was used to deposit CZTS thin films at various depositing conditions. Among all deposition profiles, high RF power was found to be more detrimental with high Cu loss up to 53% from the original atomic composition. � 2018 Elsevier B.V. Final 2023-05-29T06:51:55Z 2023-05-29T06:51:55Z 2018 Article 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.03.098 2-s2.0-85044141614 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044141614&doi=10.1016%2fj.matlet.2018.03.098&partnerID=40&md5=0389fcf39cf29976f5d0df7dd8f20fe8 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23797 221 201 205 Elsevier B.V. Scopus
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description Copper; Copper compounds; Deposition; Magnetron sputtering; Sputtering; Substrates; Tin compounds; Compositional variation; CZTS; Deposition Parameters; Industrial implementation; Process parameters; Quaternary compound; Radio frequency magnetron sputtering; Resource availability; Thin films
author2 55567613100
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Ferdaous M.T.
Chelvanathan P.
Shahahmadi S.A.
Sapeli M.M.I.
Sopian K.
Amin N.
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author Ferdaous M.T.
Chelvanathan P.
Shahahmadi S.A.
Sapeli M.M.I.
Sopian K.
Amin N.
spellingShingle Ferdaous M.T.
Chelvanathan P.
Shahahmadi S.A.
Sapeli M.M.I.
Sopian K.
Amin N.
Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
author_sort Ferdaous M.T.
title Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
title_short Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
title_full Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
title_fullStr Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
title_full_unstemmed Compositional disparity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film deposited by RF-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
title_sort compositional disparity in cu2znsns4 (czts) thin film deposited by rf-sputtering from a single quaternary compound target
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2023
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