Synthesis and photoelectrochemical properties of (Cu2Sn) xZn3(1-x)S3 nanocrystal films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 11954-11963

  Chen, Yubin ^a,b   Chuang, Chi Hung ^b   Lin, Keng Chu ^b   Shen, Shaohua ^a   McCleese, Christopher ^b   Guo, Liejin ^a   Burda, Clemens ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEPOSITION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FILM PREPARATION; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PREPARATION METHOD;

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EID: 84901992666     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500270d     Document Type: Article

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