Nanoscale growth initiation as a pathway to improve the earth-abundant absorber zinc phosphide

S Escobar Steinvall, EZ Stutz, R Paul… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Growth approaches that limit the interface area between layers to nanoscale regions are
emerging as a promising pathway to limit the interface defect formation due to mismatching …

Stoichiometry modulates the optoelectronic functionality of zinc phosphide (Zn 3− x P 2+ x)

EZ Stutz, SP Ramanandan, M Flór, R Paul… - Faraday …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Predictive synthesis–structure–property relationships are at the core of materials design for
novel applications. In this regard, correlations between the compositional stoichiometry …

Unveiling the complex phonon nature and phonon cascades in 1L to 5L WSe 2 using multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering

C Blaga, ÁL Álvarez, A Balgarkashi, M Banerjee… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Tungsten diselenide (WSe2) is a 2D semiconducting material, promising for novel
optoelectronic and phononic applications. WSe2 has complex lattice dynamics and phonon …

The path towards 1 µm monocrystalline Zn3P2 films on InP: substrate preparation, growth conditions and luminescence properties

M Zamani, E Stutz, S Escobar, RR Zamani… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Semiconductors made with earth abundant elements are promising as absorbers in future
large-scale deployment of photovoltaic technology. This paper reports on the epitaxial …

Showcasing the optical properties of monocrystalline zinc phosphide thin films as an earth-abundant photovoltaic absorber

EZ Stutz, M Zamani, DA Damry, L Buswell, R Paul… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc phosphide, Zn3P2, is a semiconductor with a high absorption coefficient in the spectral
range relevant for single junction photovoltaic applications. It is made of elements abundant …

Rotated domains in selective area epitaxy grown Zn 3 P 2: formation mechanism and functionality

MC Spadaro, SE Steinvall, NY Dzade, S Martí-Sánchez… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) is an ideal absorber candidate for solar cells thanks to its direct
bandgap, earth-abundance, and optoelectronic characteristics, albeit it has been …

Synthesis of (Mn, Fe) co-doped Zn3P2 nanoparticles: structural, optical and magnetic properties via solid-state reaction route

N Praveenkumar, N Madhusudhana Rao - Journal of Materials Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Manganese and iron (Mn–Fe) co-doped with zinc phosphide (Zn (3−(x+ y))
MnxFeyP2, x= 0.02, y= 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08) nanoparticles were synthesised by a solid …

The effect of Fe and Ni dual-do** on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of Zn3P2 nanoparticles

N Praveenkumar, N Madhusudhana Rao - Applied Physics A, 2024 - Springer
In this work, the Zn (3–(x+ y)) FexNiyP2 (x= 0.02, y= 0.02, 0.05, 0.07, and 0.09) system was
synthesized with varying dopant concentrations using the solid-state reaction technique …

The advantage of nanowire configuration in band structure determination

M Dimitrievska, FS Hage… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Earth‐abundant and environmentally friendly semiconductors offer a promising path toward
low‐cost mass production of solar cells. A critical aspect in exploring new semiconducting …

Raman tensor of zinc-phosphide (Zn 3 P 2): from polarization measurements to simulation of Raman spectra

M Flór, EZ Stutz, SP Ramanandan, M Zamani… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) is a II–V compound semiconductor with promising photovoltaic and
thermoelectric applications. Its complex structure is susceptible to facile defect formation …