Synthesis of hexagonal structured wurtzite and chalcopyrite CuInS 2 via a simple solution route

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Sheng, Xia ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Luo, Yeping ^a   Yang, Deren ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; CuInS 2; Hexagonal structure; Wurtzite

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CUINS 2; HEXAGONAL PLATES; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; METASTABLE STRUCTURES; SOLUTION ROUTES; TRIETHANOLAMINES; WURTZITES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; METASTABLE PHASES;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84862908184     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-562     Document Type: Article

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