Colloidal CIGS and CZTS nanocrystals: A precursor route to printed photovoltaics

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 189, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-12

  Akhavan, Vahid A ^a   Goodfellow, Brian W ^a   Panthani, Matthew G ^a   Steinhagen, Chet ^a   Harvey, Taylor B ^a   Stolle, C Jackson ^a   Korgel, Brian A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Energy; Nanocrystals; Photovoltaics; Printed electronics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING MATERIALS; CO-EVAPORATED; DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; DEVICE LAYERS; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; LIGHT ABSORBERS; LIGHT WEIGHT; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRECURSOR ROUTES; PRINTED ELECTRONICS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SELENIZATION; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SPRAY DEPOSITION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; STOICHIOMETRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84859584404     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.11.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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