Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals for use in low-cost photovoltaics

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 12554-12555

  Steinhagen, Chet ^a   Panthani, Matthew G ^a   Akhavan, Vahid ^a   Goodfellow, Brian ^a   Koo, Bonil ^a   Korgel, Brian A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; NEW MATERIAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTION COST; SOLAR PAINTS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; COPPER; NANOCRYSTAL; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; TIN;

ARTICLE; COST; DEVICE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 69849089757     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja905922j     Document Type: Article

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