Prospects of copper–bismuth chalcogenide absorbers for photovoltaics and photoelectrocatalysis

DR Santos, S Shukla, B Vermang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Wittichenite, Cu3BiS3 (CBS), is perceived as an appealing material for application as a
photoabsorber due to its ns2 electronic configuration and antibonding character on its upper …

Transformation of refractory ceramic MgAl2O4 into blue light emitting nanomaterials by Sr2+/Cr3+ activation

T Fazal, Y Jazaa, A Bahadur, S Iqbal, M Shah… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current research aims at manipulation of physical properties of spinel MgAl 2 O 4 by
substitution of Sr 2+ cations at tetrahedral and Cr 3+ at orthogonal-sites. Synthesized …

Solution-Processable Cu3BiS3 Thin Films: Growth Process Insights and Increased Charge Generation Properties by Interface Modification

T Rath, JM Marin-Beloqui, X Bai, AC Knall… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cu3BiS3 thin films are fabricated via spin coating of precursor solutions containing copper
and bismuth xanthates onto planar glass substrates or mesoporous metal oxide scaffolds …

Improvement in optoelectronic properties of bismuth sulphide thin films by chromium incorporation at the orthorhombic crystal lattice for photovoltaic applications

T Fazal, S Iqbal, M Shah, B Ismail, N Shaheen… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
By using the chemical bath deposition approach, binary bismuth sulphides (Bi2S3) and
chromium-doped ternary bismuth sulphides (Bi2− xCrxS3) thin films were effectively …

A Review of Cu3BiS3 Thin Films: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Photovoltaic Material

MS Libório, JCA Queiroz, SM Sivasankar, THC Costa… - Crystals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The demand for sustainable and cost-effective materials for photovoltaic technology has led
to an increasing interest in Cu3BiS3 thin films as potential absorber layers. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between structural, morphological and optical properties of Bi2S3 thin films deposited by various aqueous and non-aqueous chemical bath …

T Fazal, S Iqbal, M Shah, B Ismail, N Shaheen… - Results in Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Patterning the thin films according to specifications is of utmost importance. Previous studies
have revealed that optimizing the various parameters such as thickness, complexing agents …

Engineering the optical properties of nickel sulphide thin films by zinc integration for photovoltaic applications

J Younus, W Shahzad, B Ismail, T Fazal, M Shah… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin films of binary nickel sulphide (NiS) and zinc-doped ternary nickel sulphides (Ni1−
xZnxS, where x= 0–1) were effectively produced by the chemical bath deposition method …

Heat reflux sonochemical synthesis of Cu3BiS3 quantum dots: Experimental and first-principles investigation of spin–orbit coupling on structural, electronic, and …

NP Raju, D Tripathi, S Lahiri, R Thangavel - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Semiconductor quantum dots (QD) exhibit promising electrical and optical properties in
photovoltaic cells by improving their stability and efficiency enhancement. Therefore, in this …

Effective Removal of Methylene Blue on EuVO4/gC3N4 Mesoporous Nanosheets via Coupling Adsorption and Photocatalysis

X Ran, L Wang, B Xiao, L Lei, J Zhu, Z Liu, X Xi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we first manufactured ultrathin g-C3N4 (CN) nanosheets by thermal etching
and ultrasonic techniques. Then, EuVO4 (EV) nanoparticles were loaded onto CN …

Potential Effect on the Properties of Cu3BiS3 Thin Film Co-electrodeposited in Aqueous Solution Enriched Using DFT Calculation

M Oubakalla, M Bouachri, M Beraich, M Taibi… - Journal of Electronic …, 2022 - Springer
In order to optimize the potential (U) to allow the synthesis of Cu3BiS3 (CBS) thin films by co-
electrodeposition, the synthesized samples on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) were …