Band-gap tunable (Cu2Sn)x/3Zn1−xS nanoparticles for solar cells
- 28 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 46 (31) , 5749-5751
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc00899k
Abstract
Sphalerite-type (Cu2Sn)x /3Zn1−xS (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.75) nanocrystals with tunable band gaps were successfully prepared via a solvothermal approach. Band gaps of the nanoparticles could be adjusted from 3.48 eV to 1.23 eV by changing the composition. Their implementation in quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) suggests considerable potential in solar cells.Keywords
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