[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in PVP-assisted thermal treatment: Impact on nanostructure properties, potential applications, challenges, and future perspectives

NM Al-Hada, S Xu, AM Al-Ghaili, BA Al-Asbahi… - Results in Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has garnered significant attention for its wide-ranging applications in
biomedicine, energy, and environmental science. The synthesis of nanomaterials with …

Current Status and Future Prospects of Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) Thin Film Solar Cells Prepared via Electrochemical Deposition

SK Hwang, JH Yoon, JY Kim - ChemElectroChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin‐film solar cells using the
electrochemical deposition (ED), which is valued for its industrial feasibility, offers a cost …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of kesterite to stannite phase transition and band gap engineering in Cu2Zn1-xCoxSnS4 thin films prepared by sol-gel spin coating

E El Mahboub, O El Khouja, AE Bocirnea… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the Cu 2 Zn 1-x Co x SnS 4 (CZn 1-x Co x TS) films with partial cation
substitution of cobalt are synthetized by sol gel spin coating, followed by sulfurization …

TiO2 Phase Ratio's Contribution to the Photocatalytic Activity

A Stepanova, T Tite, I Ivanenko, M Enculescu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis is one of the approaches for solving environmental issues derived from
extremely harmful pollution caused by industrial dyes, medicine, and heavy metals. Titanium …

Synthesis and Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Obtained by Combined Magnetron Sputtering and Pulsed Laser Deposition

MY Zaki, F Sava, AT Buruiana, ID Simandan… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a complex quaternary material, and obtaining a single-phase CZTS
with no secondary phases is known to be challenging and dependent on the production …

Recent Progress and Challenges in Controlling Secondary Phases in Kesterite CZT (S/Se) Thin Films: A Critical Review

MY Zaki, A Velea - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kesterite-based copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) thin
films have attracted considerable attention as promising materials for sustainable and cost …

Growth and characterization of Cu–Ni–Sn–S films electrodeposited at different applied potentials

O El Khouja, K Nouneh, M Ebn Touhami… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Cu2NiSnS4 (CNTS) absorber layers are elaborated by electrodeposition at various
applied potentials followed by sulfurization treatment at 450° C under sulfur atmosphere …

Bulk and surface characteristics of co-electrodeposited Cu2FeSnS4 thin films sulfurized at different annealing temperatures

O El Khouja, CC Negrila, K Nouneh, M Secu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, stannite, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 (CFTS), absorber films were obtained by
electrodeposition on Molybdenum-coated soda-lime substrates, followed by sulfurization …

ZnS stacking order influence on the formation of Zn-poor and Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnS4 phase

MY Zaki, O El Khouja, K Nouneh… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) absorber films,
prepared by a two-step electrodeposition of a ZnS (zinc sulfide) binary and a CZT (copper …

Evolution of texture, strain, and grain boundary constitution in copper–chromium coatings and its effect on coating corrosion behavior

SRF Lala, A Gupta, C Srivastava - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions …, 2022 - Springer
Microstructural alterations in electrodeposited Cu–Cr coatings (1.5, 3.6, and 6.5 wt pct Cr)
and their impact on the coating corrosion behavior have been investigated. The coatings …