Spatial Element Distribution Control in a Fully Solution-Processed Nanocrystals-Based 8.6% Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Device

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 9164-9172

  Hsu, Wan Ching ^a   Zhou, Huanping ^a   Luo, Song ^a   Song, Tze Bin ^a   Hsieh, Yao Tsung ^a   Duan, Hsin Sheng ^a   Ye, Shenglin ^a   Yang, Wenbing ^a   Hsu, Chia Jung ^a   Jiang, Chengyang ^a   Bob, Brion ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4; nanocrystals; photovoltaics; solution process; spatial composition

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PROFILING; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

CU2ZNSN(S,SE)4; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; EXCELLENT SOLUBILITY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SELENIZATION PROCESS; SOLUTION PROCESS; SPATIAL COMPOSITION;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84917712289     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn503992e     Document Type: Article

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