Facile synthesis of monodisperse, size-tunable SnS nanoparticles potentially for solar cell energy conversion

Nanotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Liu, Hongtao ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Wang, Zan ^a   He, Ping ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK FREE; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FAST NUCLEATION; MONODISPERSE; NANOMATERIAL; NON-POLAR; OLEYLAMINE; PHOTORESPONSES; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SNS FILMS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SULFUR PRECURSOR; TRIMETHYLSILYL; VISIBLE LIGHT;

ENERGY CONVERSION; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

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EID: 77149134608     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/10/105707     Document Type: Article

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