We had experienced such coloration issues with: CS(NH2)2 , when we were obliged to provide S element to a spray pyrolysis precursor solution.
After hudreds of experiments, we discovered that if we replace our CHLORINE salts (CuCl2 & ZnCl2), by SULFATES (CuSO4 & ZnSO4), ammoniacal ions coloration issues wre minimized.
For the preparation of such thin layers by spray technique, you can use an aqueous solution containing a mixture of zinc chloride and copper chloride at low concentration (less than 10-2M) to this solution you add the thiourea (SC(NH2)2), the thiourea to zinc molar ratio should be between 3 and 4 to avoid the formation of the corresponding oxides. The spray temperature should not exceed 300 ° C and try to maintain a low flow rate to ensure evaporation of the solvent
Dissolution of Cu(tu)xCly complexes is limited. Clear solution you will be able to prepare at 2-4 mmol concentration of CuCl2 and precursor molar ratio Cu-S of 1-3 or 1-4. Solutions will be stable up to 30 min.
Thank you very much for your answer which indicate that the mix solutions will be unstable after 30 min. and we must prepared the films during this time.