Influence of Ge substitution on the structure and optical properties of Cu 2 ZnSn 1− x Ge x S 4 photovoltaic materials
- 17 May 2024
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 12 (26) , 15938-15949
Abstract
Germanium substitution in Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 has been previously shown to improve power conversion efficiencies, but detailed information about the local structure within solid solutions Cu 2 ZnSn 1− x Ge x S 4 has so far been lacking.Keywords
Funding Information
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2021-02540)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2018-04294)
- Canada Research Chairs (CRC-2020-00352)
- Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada
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