Direct synthesis of single-phase p-type SnS by electrodeposition from a dicyanamide ionic liquid at high temperature for thin film solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4383-4393

  Steichen, Marc ^a   Djemour, Rabie ^a   Gütay, Levent ^a   Guillot, Jéroîme ^b   Siebentritt, Susanne ^a   Dale, Phillip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ORGANIC CONTAMINATION; P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

DEPOSITS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR; THIN FILMS; TIN; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84874921288     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311552g     Document Type: Article

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