CuInSe2 nanowires from facile chemical transformation of In 2Se3 and their integration in single-nanowire devices

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3205-3211

  Schoen, David T ^a   Peng, Hailin ^a   Cui, Yi ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

copper indium selenide; nanocharacterization; nanofabrication; nanowires; photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; COPPER-INDIUM-SELENIDE; NANO-CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PROPERTY MEASUREMENT; RESOURCE LIMITATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

COPPER; INDIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

NANOWIRES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; LIGHT; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLAR ENERGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; SOLAR ENERGY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 84876569923     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3058533     Document Type: Article

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