简介:Inthiswork,asimpleandfacileone-potoleylaminesolvothermalsyntheticmethodwasdevelopedtosynthesizeCu_2ZnSnS_4(CZTS)nanocrystals.AndtheCu_2ZnSn(S,Se)_4(CZTSSe)thinfilmswerepreparedbyselenizingCZTSnanocrystals.TheobtainedCZTSnanocrystalsandCZTSSefilmswerestudiedusingX-raydiffraction(XRD),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),energy-dispersiveX-rayspectroscopy(EDX),andultraviolet–visiblespectrophotometer(UV–Vis).TEMresultsshowthatthesphere–likeCZTSnanoparticleswithdiameterbetween12and35nmarepolydispersed.XRDstudiesindicatethatthepreparedCZTSnanocrystalsformkesteritecrystalstructure,andtheCZTSSefilmswithkesteritecrystalstructurearealsoobtainedattheannealingtemperaturesof500and550°C.Inparticularafterannealingat500°Cfor20min,theCZTSSefilmexhibitsasmooth,uniform,crack-free,andlarge-grainedtopographyandpossessesCu-poorandSn-richcomposition.Moreover,itshowsstrongopticalabsorptionfromvisibletonear-infrared(IR)region,anditsopticalbandgap(Eg)isfoundtobeabout1.44eV.