Colloidal Iron Pyrite (FeS2) Nanocrystal Inks for Thin-Film Photovoltaics

被引:315
作者
Puthussery, James
Seefeld, Sean
Berry, Nicholas
Gibbs, Markelle
Law, Matt [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Chem, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
DISULFIDE; CUINSE2;
D O I
10.1021/ja1096368
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Iron pyrite (FeS2) is a promising earth-abundant semiconductor for thin-film solar cells. In this work, phase-pure, single-crystalline, and well-dispersed colloidal FeS2 nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized in high yield by a simple hot-injection route in octadecylamine and then were subjected to partial ligand exchange with octadecylxanthate to yield stable pyrite NC inks. Polycrystalline pyrite thin films were fabricated by sintering layers of these NCs at 500-600 degrees C under a sulfur atmosphere.
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页数:4
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