Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of spray deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with various S/(Cu+Zn+Sn) ratio

M. Sampath; K. Sankarasubramanian; J. Archana; Y. Hayakawa; K. Ramamurthi; K. Sethuraman

doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2018.07.001

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Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of spray deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with various S/(Cu+Zn+Sn) ratio

M. Sampath K. Sankarasubramanian J. Archana Y. Hayakawa K. Ramamurthi K. Sethuraman

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing Vol. 87 pp. 54-64 · Elsevier BV

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M. Sampath, K. Sankarasubramanian, J. Archana, et al. (2018). Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of spray deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with various S/(Cu+Zn+Sn) ratio. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 87, 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2018.07.001

Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of spray deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films with various S/(Cu+Zn+Sn) ratio

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