Formation of copper zinc tin sulfide thin films from colloidal nanocrystal dispersions via aerosol-jet printing and compaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 11526-11535

  Williams, Bryce A ^a   Mahajan, Ankit ^a   Smeaton, Michelle A ^a   Holgate, Collin S ^a   Aydil, Eray S ^a   Francis, Lorraine F ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol jet printing; copper zinc tin sulfide; nanocrystal; nanoparticle coating; spray coating; thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS; COATINGS; COMPACTION; COPPER; DISPERSIONS; GRAIN GROWTH; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; NANOCRYSTALS; PRINTING; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TIN; ZINC; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC SULFIDE;

AEROSOL JET PRINTINGS; COPPER ZINC TIN SULFIDES; NANOPARTICLE COATINGS; SPRAY COATING; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 84930620996     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02484     Document Type: Article

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