Publication date: Available online 17 February 2016
Source:Thin Solid Films
Author(s): Seonho Jung, Ji-Hyun Cha, Duk-Young Jung
CuInS2 colloidal nanocrystals were synthesized via a facile solution-processed method, using a CuIn(OH)5 precursor. The Cu–In metal hydroxide precursor was prepared by co-precipitation in aqueous solution: an aqueous NaOH solution was reacted with a metal cation solution containing Cu22 nanocrystals. The CuInS2 colloidal nanocrystals had mixed crystal structures of zincblende and wurtzite, confirmed by XRD and TEM. The CuInS2 nanoparticles were of average size 5.62 nanocrystals were coated as a thin film absorber layer for photovoltaic cells by doctor blading, yielding cell efficiency of 1.26%.
Source:Thin Solid Films
Author(s): Seonho Jung, Ji-Hyun Cha, Duk-Young Jung