Fundamental Aspects and Comprehensive Review on Physical Properties of Chemically Grown Tin-Based Binary Sulfides

Sreedevi Gedi; Vasudeva Reddy Minnam Reddy; Tulasi Ramakrishna Reddy Kotte; Chinho Park; Woo Kyoung Kim

doi:10.3390/nano11081955

Fundamental Aspects and Comprehensive Review on Physical Properties of Chemically Grown Tin-Based Binary Sulfides

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Jul 29;11(8):1955. doi: 10.3390/nano11081955.

Authors

Sreedevi Gedi¹, Vasudeva Reddy Minnam Reddy¹, Tulasi Ramakrishna Reddy Kotte², Chinho Park¹, Woo Kyoung Kim¹

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¹ School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
² Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswasra University, Tirupati 517 502, India.

Abstract

The rapid research progress in tin-based binary sulfides (Sn_xS_y = o-SnS, c-SnS, SnS₂, and Sn₂S₃) by the solution process has opened a new path not only for photovoltaics to generate clean energy at ultra-low costs but also for photocatalytic and thermoelectric applications. Fascinated by their prosperous developments, a fundamental understanding of the Sn_xS_y thin film growth with respect to the deposition parameters is necessary to enhance the film quality and device performance. Therefore, the present review article initially delivers all-inclusive information such as structural characteristics, optical characteristics, and electrical characteristics of Sn_xS_y. Next, an overview of the chemical bath deposition of Sn_xS_y thin films and the influence of each deposition parameter on the growth and physical properties of Sn_xS_y are interestingly outlined.

Keywords: CBD; Sn2S3; SnS2; c-SnS; o-SnS; solar cells.

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