Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals

MV Kovalenko, L Manna, A Cabot, Z Hens… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs, ie, crystalline nanoparticles) have become an important class
of materials with great potential for applications ranging from medicine to electronic and …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 EarthAbundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesteritestructured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earthabundant lowcost thinfilm …

Ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals: synthesis, properties and applications

D Aldakov, A Lefrançois, P Reiss - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the field of multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals, which has gained strongly
increasing interest in the quest for novel narrow band gap semiconductors. Small (2–4 nm) …

Shape-Controlled Synthesis of All-Inorganic CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Bright Blue Emission

Z Liang, S Zhao, Z Xu, B Qiao, P Song… - ACS applied materials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We developed a colloidal synthesis of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) at a relative
low temperature (90° C) for the bright blue emission which differs from the original green …

The path towards a high-performance solution-processed kesterite solar cell

DB Mitzi, O Gunawan, TK Todorov, K Wang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the promise of thin-film Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe) chalcopyrite and CdTe
photovoltaic technologies with respect to reducing cost per watt of solar energy conversion …

CZTS nanocrystals: a promising approach for next generation thin film photovoltaics

H Zhou, WC Hsu, HS Duan, B Bob, W Yang… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has received considerable attention as a material capable of
driving the development of low-cost and high performance photovoltaics. Its high absorption …

Compositional dependence of structural and electronic properties of CuZnSn(S,Se) alloys for thin film solar cells

S Chen, A Walsh, JH Yang, XG Gong, L Sun… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
A thin-film solar cell based on Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) alloy was recently found to
exhibit a light to electricity conversion efficiency of 10%, making it competitive with the more …

Colloidal Synthesis of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanorods and Their Perpendicular Assembly

A Singh, H Geaney, F Laffir… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The quaternary copper chalcogenide Cu2ZnSnS4 is an important emerging material for the
development of low-cost and sustainable solar cells. Here we report a facile solution …

Development of plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials with copper chalcogenides for a future with sustainable energy materials

Y Zhao, C Burda - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of copper chalcogenide based nanomaterials as promising candidates for
sustainable energy materials, due to their environmental compatibility and low toxicity, is …