Research Article

Novel Evaporation Process for Deposition of Kesterite Thin Films Synthesized by Solvothermal Method

Table 1

XRD diffraction study and EDS analysis of the CZTS synthesized with different PVP contents.

SampleX-ray diffraction crystallite size (nm)Electron dispersion spectroscopy (atomic %)
CZTS/PVPCrystallographic planesAverage crystallite sizeCu bulkCu on filmZn bulkZn on filmSn bulkSn on filmS bulkS on film
(112)(004)(220)(312)

CZTS/0.324 g9.8810.4812.7110.9711.024.624.913.161.978.2929.0033.2064.12
CZTS/0.640 g10.0525.1613.2310.1414.627.478.665.608.8410.2823.2137.8359.29
CZTS/0.964 g8.728.7211.6311.9510.213.0011.613.007.2224.0044.655.0036.66