Photoexcited carrier dynamics of Cu2S thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 4055-4061

  Riha, Shannon C ^a,b   Schaller, Richard D ^a   Gosztola, David J ^a   Wiederrecht, Gary P ^a   Martinson, Alex B F ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Cu2S thin films; Photophysical properties; Photovoltaics; Thin film solar cell; Transient absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; EXCITED STATES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC SULFIDE;

EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; PHOTOEXCITED CARRIERS; PHOTOEXCITED STATE; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SURFACE OXIDATIONS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84912533855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5021873     Document Type: Article

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