Synthesis and characterization of copper zinc tin chalcogenide nanoparticles: Influence of reactants on the chemical composition

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-94

  Rath, Thomas ^a,b   Haas, Wernfried ^b   Pein, Andreas ^a,b   Saf, Robert ^a   Maier, Eugen ^a   Kunert, Birgit ^b   Hofer, Ferdinand ^b   Resel, Roland ^b   Trimmel, Gregor ^a,b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Copper zinc tin selenide; Copper zinc tin sulfide; CZTS; CZTSe; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CAPPING AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CZTS; CZTSE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; METAL SALT; OLEYLAMINE; PERFECT CRYSTALS; PREPARATION METHOD; REACTION CONDITIONS; SYNTHESIS ROUTE; TIN SELENIDES; TIN SULFIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY; SALTS; SELENIUM; SULFUR; TIN; TINNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84858167359     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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