| Literature DB >> 19049468 |
Matthew G Panthani1, Vahid Akhavan, Brian Goodfellow, Johanna P Schmidtke, Lawrence Dunn, Ananth Dodabalapur, Paul F Barbara, Brian A Korgel.
Abstract
Chalcopyrite copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) and copper indium gallium selenide (Cu(InxGa(1-x))-Se2; CIGS) nanocrystals ranging from approximately 5 to approximately 25 nm in diameter were synthesized by arrested precipitation in solution. The In/Ga ratio in the CIGS nanocrystals could be controlled by varying the In/Ga reactant ratio in the reaction, and the optical properties of the CulnS2 and CIGS nanocrystals correspond to those of the respective bulk materials. Using methods developed to produce uniform, crack-free micrometer-thick films, CulnSe2 nanocrystals were tested in prototype photovoltaic devices. As a proof-of-concept, the nanocrystal-based devices exhibited a reproducible photovoltaic response.Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 19049468 DOI: 10.1021/ja805845q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419