Energetic I–III–VI 2 and I 2–II–IV–VI 4 nanocrystals: synthesis, photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications

FJ Fan, L Wu, SH Yu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the promising applications in low-cost and high performance photovoltaic and
thermoelectric devices, there has been a booming development of syntheses of colloidal I–III …

Regulating Deep and Shallow Defects of CuInS2 Quantum Dots To Enhance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

S Li, H Shao, K Ding, M Yao, M Dou… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The effective capture and transmission of charge carriers are the key to improving their
conversion of solar energy into hydrogen. The utilization of a photon-generated carrier by …

Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Cu-Doped CdSe/CdS and CuInS2 Colloidal Quantum Dots

A Harchol, Y Barak, KE Hughes, KH Hartstein… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Copper-doped II–VI and copper-based I–III–VI2 colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have been
at the forefront of interest in nanocrystals over the past decade, attributable to their optically …

Emergence of CuInS2 derived photocatalyst for environmental remediation and energy conversion

R Banyal, AAP Khan, A Sudhaik, P Raizada… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production, catalytic organic synthesis, carbon dioxide reduction, environmental
purification, and other major fields have all adopted photocatalytic technologies due to their …

Data driven enhancement of mid-infrared non-linear optical properties of quaternary and ternary chalcogenides

A Benghia, BK Mechraoui, S Ferchane… - Optik, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we primarily aim to understand the trend in the nonlinear optical (NLO)
properties of some ternary and quaternary chalcogenides compounds for the mid-infrared …

First-principles study of the band structure and optical absorption of CuGaS

I Aguilera, J Vidal, P Wahnon, L Reining, S Botti - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
CuGaS 2 is the most promising chalcopyrite host for intermediate-band thin-film solar cells.
Standard Kohn-Sham density functional theory fails in describing the band structure of …

Structure, electronic and optical properties of chalcopyrite-type semiconducting materials XGaY2 (X= Cu, Ag, Au; Y= S, Se, Te) for solar cell applications: a DFT study

S Das, P Ranjan, K Gaurav, PK Surolia… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to a large scale demand of optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, the study of
chalcopyrite-type semiconducting materials has emerged as one of the significant domains …

First-principles study of point defects in solar cell semiconductor CuInS2

H Chen, CY Wang, JT Wang, XP Hu… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The formation energies and transition levels of point defects V Cu, V In, VS, In Cu⁠, Cu In⁠,
and OS in CuInS 2 are studied using the hybrid density functional theory. It is found that the …

Ab Initio Modeling of CuGa1−xInxS2, CuGaS2(1−x)Se2x and Ag1−xCuxGaS2 Chalcopyrite Solid Solutions for Photovoltaic Applications

J Grechenkov, A Gopejenko, D Bocharov, I Isakoviča… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chalcopyrites are ternary semiconductor compounds with successful applications in
photovoltaics. Certain chalcopyrites are well researched, yet others remain understudied …

Assessing the use of BiCuOS for photovoltaic application: from DFT to macroscopic simulation

T Le Bahers, S Haller, T Le Mercier… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The objectives of the work presented in this article are two folds. First it presents computed
properties of the semiconductor BiCuOS at the HSE06+ spin–orbit coupling level and these …