Solvothermal Synthesis of Secondary Phase Free Copper Zinc Tin Selenide (CZTSe) Nanoparticles for Thin Film Fabrication

Mustapha Hassan Junaidu, Bello Musa, Adezuka Yahaya, Bala Dennis, Josephine Ying Chyi Liew

Abstract


The current study provides an effective solvothermal synthesis of copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) nanoparticles for thin film fabrication. CZTSe nanoparticles were synthesized via a solvothermal route and were allowed to cool at room temperature with different cooling durations ranging from 24 to 96 hours.  The results obtained from the X-ray diffraction analysis and Raman spectroscopy revealed that the synthesized CZTSe which are allowed to cool for 72 hours shows the highest quality of sample without any impurities.  The results show that the 72 hours is the optimum period to allow proper solution reaction to occur. The morphological properties and chemical components of the CZTSe nanoparticles were equally presented.


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