Effect of milling time and heat treatment on the composition of CuIn 0.75Ga0.25Se2 nanoparticle precursors and films

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3033-3042

  Vidhya, B ^a   Velumani, S ^a   Asomoza, R ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ball milling; CIGS; EDX; HRTEM; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; CIGS; DEFECTS INDUCED; DEPOSITED FILMS; GRAIN SIZE; HRTEM; MILLING PROCESS; MILLING TECHNIQUE; MILLING TIME; NANOPARTICLE POWDERS; NANOPARTICLE PRECURSORS; NITROGEN AMBIENT; ORGANIC BINDERS; PHASE FORMATIONS; PRECURSOR COMPOSITION; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SCHERRER'S FORMULA; SELF-PROPAGATING REACTION;

GALLIUM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL ALLOYING; MILLING (MACHINING); MILLING MACHINES; NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BALL MILLING;

COPPER; GALLIUM; INDIUM; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; FILM; FLOW KINETICS; GRAIN; HEAT TREATMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 80052645137     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0200-3     Document Type: Article

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