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Cu2ZnSnS4 *
1 1 1, 2, 3 1
1. 350007
2. 352100
3. 350007

Zn(NO3)2
6H2O
SnCl4
H2O
CuCl2
2H2O Na2S
9H2O
Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS)

B Zn/Sn pH
B XRDUV-Vis DRSSEM
Zn/Sn 1:1pH 7.0 100 150 min 20 ppm
B 96%
Cu2ZnSnS4

Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of

Cu2ZnSnS4 Solid Solutions
Ling Li 1, Liuping Zheng 1, Guiyang Yan * 1, 2, 3, Qingshan Pan 1
1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China, 350007
2. Ningde Teachers College, Ningde, China, 352100
3. Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, China, 350007
Email: ygyfjnu@163.com
Abstract: Cu2ZnSnS4 solid solutions were synthesized via a coprecipitation method using Zn(NO3)2
6H2O, SnCl4
H2O, CuCl2
2H2O
and Na2S
9H2O as the raw materials at ambiant temperature. The effects of calcination temperature, initial pH value, Zn/Sn
amount-of-substance ratio and illumination time on photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) were investigated. The physicochemical
properties of the sample have been characterized by XRD, SEM, UV-Vis DRS and other techniques. The results indicate that the
highest degradation rate of 20 ppm RhB can be over 96% with Zn/Sn amount-of-substance ratio of 1, the calcined temperature of 100
and the initial pH value of 7.0 under visible light irradiation for 150 min.
Keywords: Solid Solutions; Cu2ZnSnS4; Coprecipitation; Photocatalysis

TiO2 20 80
4%

[1]
TiO2 SrTiO3 Sb TaCr[2]ZnS Cu Ni[3]
O2p BiVO4 AgNbNO3[4-5] ZnS-CdS
ZnS-CuInS2-AgInS2[ 6-7]
Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS) 1.4-1.5 ev 104 cm-1[ 8-10]
*

(2010H103)

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CZTS
B ; XRDUV-Vis DRSSEM

1.1 CZTS
0.1 mol
L-1 48 mL Zn(NO3)248 mL SnCl416 mL CuCl2 90 mL 0.2 mol
L-1 Na2
S 5 h

1.2
[14] 500 W
>420 nm 0.1 g Cu2ZnSnS4 50 mL 20 ppm B 30 min
- 30 min 150 min TU-1810

max

554 nm
D%=

0 - t A0 - At
=
100%
A0
0

D%0t mg/LA0At

1.3
XRDPhilips XPert MPD40 kV40 mAK 0.154
nm210~802/minUV-Vis DRSVARIANCARY-500UV/Vis
BaSO4200~800 nmSEMJEOLJSM-7500F
3 kVX15 keV

2.1
2.1.1

XRD

1 CZTS XRD XRD 2=31.79o45.43o29.37o

56.44o75.27o JCPDS CZTS [15]
200
220

112
312

332 abd Sn/Zn

4+

2+

Sn Zn
ab Cu/(Zn+Sn)Cu 24o Cu2S

2.1.2

UV-Vis DRS

2 Sn/Zn CZTS UV-Vis

Sn/Zn
Sn XRD

(Ahv)2 hv

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a<b<c

1 CZTS XRD

2 CZTS

(a) Sn/Zn=1:3100/5h(b) Sn/Zn=1:4100/5h

(c) Sn/Zn=1:1100/5h(d) Sn/Zn=1:1100/5h

2.1.3

(a) Sn/Zn= 1:1100/5h(b) Sn/Zn=1:3100/5h

(c) Sn/Zn=1:4100/5h

SEM

3 3a
3c

3b

CZTS

(a) 3000100

(b) 3000400

(c) 60000100

2.2
2.2.1

Zn/Sn

4 Zn/Sn RhB Zn/Sn 1

CZTS Sn4+ d10
[16] Sn4+ d [17]
Sn4+ Sn4+ 3d [17]

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Zn/Sn

5 CZTS RhB B
150 min 96%
Cu
2.2.2

6 B 150 min
200Sn SnS CZTS
[18] CZTS 2.1.3

6 B

2.2.3

7 pH B

pH
7 CZTS pH

pH Cu Sn
S Cu/(Zn+Sn) 8 SEM pH
pH [19]

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(a) 5000pH=1.5Sn/Zn=1100/5h

(b) 5000pH=7.0Sn/Zn=1100/5h

8 pH

CZTS Zn/Sn 1:1

pH 7.0 100 150 min B 96%

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