Synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals, focusing on nontoxic and earth-abundant materials

P Reiss, M Carriere, C Lincheneau, L Vaure… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

Recent progress in CZTS (CuZnSn sulfide) thin-film solar cells: a review

R Paul, S Shukla, TR Lenka, FA Talukdar… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
In the renewable energy sector, solar energy has emerged as a very abundant resource,
which has its implementation from very large-scale industries to household uses. The market …

Efficient perovskite light‐emitting diodes using polycrystalline core–shell‐mimicked nanograins

MH Park, J Park, J Lee, HS So, H Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Making small nanograins in polycrystalline organic–inorganic halide perovskite (OIHP) films
is critical to improving the luminescent efficiency in perovskite light‐emitting diodes …

Cu2ZnSnSe4 QDs sensitized electrospun porous TiO2 nanofibers as photoanode for high performance QDSC

N Singh, V Murugadoss, S Nemala, S Mallick… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
An earth-abundant and relatively less toxic, quaternary Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) quantum
dots (QDs) were prepared by hot injection method at low temperature to use as a sensitizer …

Cu2AgInSe4 QDs sensitized electrospun porous TiO2 nanofibers as an efficient photoanode for quantum dot sensitized solar cells

R Kottayi, P Panneerselvam, V Murugadoss… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
To obtain an efficient quantum dot sensitized solar cell (QDSC), a less toxic quaternary Cu 2
AgInSe 4 QDs with 4.8 nm in size are synthesized by a simple hot injection method. The …

Aqueous Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnSe4 Nanocrystals

C Ritchie, ASR Chesman, J Jasieniak… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe) nanocrystal inks show promise as a candidate for
develo** cheap, scalable, efficient, and nontoxic photovoltaic devices. They also present …

Hot injection method for nanoparticle synthesis: basic concepts, examples and applications

AK Soni, R Joshi, RS Ningthoujam - Handbook on Synthesis Strategies for …, 2021 - Springer
Highly monodispersed nanoparticles produced by the hot injection method are discussed.
The hot injection synthesized nanoparticles are remarkable materials with size-dependent …

Photodiode behaviors of the AgSbS2 nanocrystals in a Schottky structure

A Koçyiğit, MO Erdal, F Ozel, M Yıldırım - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Cubic phase AgSbS 2 nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized by the hot-injection
method, and they were inserted between the Al and p-Si to fabricate Al/AgSbS 2/p-Si …

Synthesis of ligand-free CZTS nanoparticles via a facile hot injection route

N Mirbagheri, S Engberg, A Crovetto… - …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Single-phase, ligand-free Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) nanoparticles that can be dispersed in polar
solvents are desirable for thin film solar cell fabrication, since water can be used as the …

Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 thin-films prepared from selenized nanocrystals ink

R Aruna-Devi, M Latha, S Velumani, J Santos-Cruz… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
For the first time, CZTS ink was formulated using low-temperature heating up synthesis of
NCs. Besides, the influence of powder concentration on the properties of the films was …