Phase conversion from hexagonal CuSySe1-y to cubic Cu2-xSySe1-y: Composition variation, morphology evolution, optical tuning, and solar cell applications

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 16352-16359

  Xu, Jun ^a,b   Yang, Xia ^b   Yang, Qingdan ^b   Zhang, Wenjun ^b,c   Lee, Chun Sing ^b,c  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composition tuning; Counter electrodes; Cu2 xSySe1 y; CuSySe1 y; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ENERGY GAP; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OSTWALD RIPENING; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRECIOUS METALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TUNING;

CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROLYTE REGENERATION; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 84911996904     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5046247     Document Type: Article

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