Size-controlled chalcopyrite CuInS 2 nanocrystals: One-pot synthesis and optical characterization

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1236-1241

  Peng, Sheng Jie ^a   Liang, Yan Liang ^a   Cheng, Fang Yi ^a   Liang, Jing ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CuInS 2; Nanocrystals; One pot synthesis; Optical property

Indexed keywords

CAPPING AGENT; COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTS; CUINS 2; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FORMATION MECHANISM; INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS; OLEYLAMINE; ONE POT; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PL EMISSION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REDUCTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SIZE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; OLEIC ACID; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84866117821     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4426-4     Document Type: Article

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