Effect of Cu/Sn Concentration Ratio on the Phase Equilibrium-Related Properties of Cu-Sn-S Sprayed Materials

Copper tin sulfide Cu-Sn-S compounds have been grown by the spray pyrolysis technique at 360 °C using SnCl 2 ·2H 2 O, CuCl 2 and thiourea (SC(NH 2 ) 2 as precursors. Structural, morphological, and optical properties were studied showing that the obtained films crystallized in tetragonal and orthorho...

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Published in:Journal of phase equilibria and diffusion 2010-12, Vol.31 (6), p.498-503
Main Authors: Bouaziz, M., Boubaker, K., Amlouk, M., Belgacem, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basic and Applied Research
Ceramics
Composites
Copper
Crystallography and Scattering Methods
DEPOSITION
Engineering Thermodynamics
EQUILIBRIUM
Glass
Heat and Mass Transfer
Metallic Materials
Natural Materials
Optical properties
Phase equilibria
PHASES
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Precursors
PROPERTIES
Spray pyrolysis
SPRAYING
SULFIDES
Thermodynamics
Tin
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Summary:Copper tin sulfide Cu-Sn-S compounds have been grown by the spray pyrolysis technique at 360 °C using SnCl 2 ·2H 2 O, CuCl 2 and thiourea (SC(NH 2 ) 2 as precursors. Structural, morphological, and optical properties were studied showing that the obtained films crystallized in tetragonal and orthorhombic structures in terms of the Cu/Sn concentration ratio in the starting solution. Moreover, the deposited films showed a relatively high optical absorption coefficient of around 10 4  cm −1 and exhibited indirect transition gaps which lie within 1.17-1.38 eV domain.
ISSN:1547-7037
1863-7345
1934-7243
DOI:10.1007/s11669-010-9783-8