Electrostatic spray-deposited CuInGaSe2 nanoparticles: Effects of precursors' Ohnesorge number, substrate temperature, and flowrate on thin film characteristics

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Woo, Ji Hoon ^a   Yoon, Hyun ^a   Cha, Ji Hyun ^b   Jung, Duk Young ^b   Yoon, Sam S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CIGS thin film; Electrostatic spray deposition; Nanoparticle; Substrate temperature; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; COPPER ALLOYS; DEPOSITS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATICS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GALLIUM ALLOYS; INDIUM ALLOYS; LIME; METAL COATINGS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYOLS; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY;

CIGS THIN FILMS; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY; ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEPOSITION; ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

THIN FILMS;

ALCOHOL; BUTYL CARBITOL; COPPER; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GALLIUM; INDIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NANOPARTICLE; SELENIUM; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ETHANOL; FILM; MOLYBDENUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SUBSTRATE; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROWETTING; FILM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84865487418     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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