Large-scale, surfactant-free solution syntheses of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 nanocrystals for thin film solar cells

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 5, 2011, Pages 647-651

  Lee, Jong Hyeon ^a   Chang, Juyeon ^b   Cha, Ji Hyun ^b   Lee, Yeji ^b   Han, Jae Eok ^b   Jung, Duk Young ^b   Choi, Eun Chang ^c   Hong, Byungyou ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaics; Solar cells; Sonochemical synthesis; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATINGS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SONOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; LARGE-SCALES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SONOCHEMICAL PROCESS; SONOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; SURFACTANT-FREE; SURFACTANT-FREE SOLUTION SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; THIN-FILMS; ZNO LAYERS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 79751489884     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201000967     Document Type: Article

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