Iron pyrite nanocubes: Size and shape considerations for photovoltaic application

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8940-8949

  MacPherson, H Alex ^a   Stoldt, Conrad R ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

nanocrystal; photovoltaic; pyrite; resonant light scattering; shape control

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; DIRECT TRANSITION; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; INDIRECT BAND GAP; LARGE ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; NANOCUBES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY; SHAPE CONTROL; SIZE AND SHAPE; THEORETICAL VALUES;

ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOCRYSTALS; PYRITES; SULFUR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

IRON RESEARCH;

IRON; NANOMATERIAL; PYRITE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IRON; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFIDES;

EID: 84867832080     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3029502     Document Type: Article

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