Synthesis, characterization, and electronic structure of single-crystal SnS, Sn2S3, and SnS2

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4908-4916

  Burton, Lee A ^a   Colombara, Diego ^b   Abellon, Ruben D ^c   Grozema, Ferdinand C ^c   Peter, Laurence M ^a   Savenije, Tom J ^c   Dennler, Gilles ^d   Walsh, Aron ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d IMRA Europe SAS   (France)

Author keywords

earth abundant; photovoltaic; semiconductor; tin sulfide; workfunction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POINT DEFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WORK FUNCTION;

CHEMICAL VAPOR TRANSPORT; EARTH-ABUNDANT; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TIME-RESOLVED MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITIES; TIN SULFIDE;

TIN;

EID: 84896540425     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm403046m     Document Type: Article

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