Microstructure Evolution during Selenization of Cu2ZnSnS4 Colloidal Nanocrystal Coatings

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1266-1276

  Chernomordik, Boris D ^a   Ketkar, Priyanka M ^a   Hunter, Anne K ^a   Béland, Amélie E ^a   Deng, Donna D ^a   Aydil, Eray S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COATINGS; COPPER; FILM GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIQUIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALS; SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TIN; ZINC; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BIMODAL GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COPPER ZINC TIN SULFIDES; GRAIN GROWTH MECHANISMS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MICRO-STRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 84960415650     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02462     Document Type: Article

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