JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sol–gel nanocasting synthesis of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 nanorods

Jing WangPeng ZhangXuefeng SongLian Gao

Year: 2014 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 5 (2)Pages: 1220-1226   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

CZTS nanorods with a kesterite structure and a diameter of 6.8 nm were successfully synthesized using a nanocasting route. A sol–gel process is proposed for the impregnation and crystallization of the quaternary compound during nanocasting synthesis.

Keywords:
Kesterite Nanorod CZTS Materials science Crystallization Chemical engineering Nanotechnology Sol-gel Thin film

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