Development of plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials with copper chalcogenides for a future with sustainable energy materials

Low-Cost Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Counter Electrodes for High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2011) Xukai Xin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Structural and elemental characterization of high efficiency Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2011) Kejia Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Band structures of Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 from many-body methods

(2011) Silvana Botti et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A flexible photoelectrode for CdS/CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs)

(2011) Xiaoming Huang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals: a novel quaternary semiconductor

(2011) Xiaotang Lu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Controlled synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures in the liquid phase

(2011) Zhongbin Zhuang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

α-Chalcocite Nanoparticle Synthesis and Stability

(2011) Mona Lotfipour et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Earth Abundant Element Cu2Zn(Sn1−xGex)S4Nanocrystals for Tunable Band Gap Solar Cells: 6.8% Efficient Device Fabrication

(2011) Grayson M. Ford et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Generalized synthesis of metal sulfide nanocrystals from single-source precursors: size, shape and chemical composition control and their properties

(2011) Shuling Shen et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Scanning electrochemical microscopy studies of micropatterned copper sulfide (CuxS) thin films fabricated by a wet chemistry method

(2011) Miao Chen et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Synthesis of Cu1.8S and CuS from Copper-Thiourea Containing Precursors; Anionic (Cl−, NO3−, SO42−) Influence on the Product Stoichiometry

(2011) Prashant Kumar et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chemistry of defect induced photoluminescence in chalcopyrites: The case of CuAlS2

(2011) Leandro M. Liborio et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

In situ growth of CuS thin films on functionalized self-assembled monolayers using chemical bath deposition

(2011) Yongjuan Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Formation and morphology control of nanoparticles via solution routes in an autoclave

(2011) Yongchun Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Copper(II) Sulfide Quantum Dot Decorated TiO2 Nanotubes and Their Photocatalytic Properties

(2011) Chalita Ratanatawanate et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrodeposition and Growth Mechanism of Copper Sulfide Nanowires

(2011) A. Ghahremaninezhad et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis of Cu2–xSe Nanocrystals by Tuning the Reactivity of Se

(2011) Yi Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Reversible Tunability of the Near-Infrared Valence Band Plasmon Resonance in Cu2–xSe Nanocrystals

(2011) Dirk Dorfs et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cu-S Nanocabbage Films with Tunable Optical Bandgap and Substantially Improved Stability by Pulse Electrodeposition

(2011) Xincun Dou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper Selenide Nanocrystals for Photothermal Therapy

(2011) Colin M. Hessel et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanoscale copper sulfide hollow spheres with phase-engineered composition: covellite (CuS), digenite (Cu1.8S), chalcocite (Cu2S)

(2011) Peter Leidinger et al.   Nanoscale

Localized surface plasmon resonances arising from free carriers in doped quantum dots

(2011) Joseph M. Luther et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Solution-processed core–shell nanowires for efficient photovoltaic cells

(2011) Jinyao Tang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Highly efficient CdS/CdSe-sensitized solar cells controlled by the structural properties of compact porous TiO2 photoelectrodes

(2011) Quanxin Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Observation of Transient Structural-Transformation Dynamics in a Cu2S Nanorod

(2011) H. Zheng et al.   SCIENCE

Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells Featuring CuS/CoS Electrodes Provide 4.1% Efficiency

(2011) Zusing Yang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Modeling High-Efficiency Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells

(2010) Victoria González-Pedro et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of Homogeneously Alloyed Cu2−x(SySe1−y) Nanowire Bundles with Tunable Compositions and Bandgaps

(2010) Jun Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High-Efficiency Solar Cell with Earth-Abundant Liquid-Processed Absorber

(2010) Teodor K. Todorov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Metal-Rich Copper Chalcogenide Clusters at the Border Between Molecule and Bulk Phase: The Structures of [Cu93Se42(SeC6H4SMe)9(PPh3)18], [Cu96Se45(SeC6H4SMe)6(PPh3)18], and [Cu136S56(SCH2C4H3O)24(dpppt)10]

(2010) Ming-Lai Fu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Environmental payback time analysis of a roof-mounted building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system in Hong Kong

(2010) L. Lu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cell employing TiO2 nanotube working-electrode and Cu2S counter-electrode

(2010) Qing Shen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Defect physics of the kesterite thin-film solar cell absorber Cu2ZnSnS4

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Band-gap tunable (Cu2Sn)x/3Zn1−xS nanoparticles for solar cells

(2010) Pengcheng Dai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Solar cells sensitized with type-II ZnSe–CdS core/shell colloidal quantum dots

(2010) Zhijun Ning et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Screen-printed Cu2S-based Counter Electrode for Quantum-dot-sensitized Solar Cell

(2010) Minghui Deng et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Colloidal Synthesis of Cubic-Phase Copper Selenide Nanodiscs and Their Optoelectronic Properties

(2010) Jaewon Choi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Growth of polygonal rings and wires of CuS on structured surfaces

(2010) Yolanda Vasquez et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Evolution of Hierarchical Hexagonal Stacked Plates of CuS from Liquid−Liquid Interface and its Photocatalytic Application for Oxidative Degradation of Different Dyes under Indoor Lighting

(2010) Mrinmoyee Basu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Electronic and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4

(2010) Clas Persson   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Template free-solvothermaly synthesized copper selenide (CuSe, Cu2−xSe, β-Cu2Se and Cu2Se) hexagonal nanoplates from different precursors at low temperature

(2010) Pushpendra Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Direct growth of high-rate capability and high capacity copper sulfide nanowire array cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2010) Chen-Ho Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Au−Cu2S Core−Shell Nanocrystals and Their Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Activity

(2010) Yunhee Kim et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis of Quaternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: Stannite Cu2ZnxSnySe1+x+2y

(2010) Alexey Shavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanoheterostructure Cation Exchange: Anionic Framework Conservation

(2010) Prashant K. Jain et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phosphine-Free Synthesis of p-Type Copper(I) Selenide Nanocrystals in Hot Coordinating Solvents

(2010) Sasanka Deka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Chelator-Free Multifunctional [64Cu]CuS Nanoparticle Platform for Simultaneous Micro-PET/CT Imaging and Photothermal Ablation Therapy

(2010) Min Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fabrication of 7.2% Efficient CZTSSe Solar Cells Using CZTS Nanocrystals

(2010) Qijie Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hexagonal nanoplatelets of CuSe synthesized through facile solution phase reaction

(2010) T.P. Vinod et al.   MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN

Copper sulfide nanoparticles for photothermal ablation of tumor cells

(2010) Yuebin Li et al.   Nanomedicine

Low-Cost Flexible Nano-Sulfide/Carbon Composite Counter Electrode for Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell

(2010) Minghui Deng et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Hybrid nanoscale inorganic cages

(2010) Janet E. Macdonald et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Defect formation and phase stability ofCu2ZnSnS4photovoltaic material

(2010) Akihiro Nagoya et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Wurtzite-derived polytypes of kesterite and stannite quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

The Impact of Tellurium Supply on Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics

(2010) K. Zweibel   SCIENCE

Synthesis, characterizations, and optical properties of copper selenide quantum dots

(2010) Pushpendra Kumar et al.   STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY

Homoleptic copper(i) phenylselenolate polymer as a single-source precursor for Cu2Se nanocrystals. Structure, photoluminescence and application in field-effect transistor

(2010) Kam-Hung Low et al.   Chemical Science

Simple and Generalized Synthesis of Semiconducting Metal Sulfide Nanocrystals

(2009) Sang-Hyun Choi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Optical, photocatalytic properties of novel CuS nanoplate-based architectures synthesised by a solvothermal route

(2009) Fei Li et al.   CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

A facile solution chemical route to self-assembly of CuS ball-flowers and their application as an efficient photocatalyst

(2009) Zhiguo Cheng et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Materials Availability Expands the Opportunity for Large-Scale Photovoltaics Deployment

(2009) Cyrus Wadia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Comparative Photocatalytic Ability of Nanocrystal-Carbon Nanotube and -TiO2 Nanocrystal Hybrid Nanostructures

(2009) Kyung Hwan Ji et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Shape-Controlled Copper Selenide Nanocubes Synthesized by an Electrochemical Crystallization Method

(2009) Rui Yu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Plasmonic Cu2−xS Nanocrystals: Optical and Structural Properties of Copper-Deficient Copper(I) Sulfides

(2009) Yixin Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of CuInSe2Nanocrystals with Trigonal Pyramidal Shape

(2009) Bonil Koo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Selective Facet Reactivity during Cation Exchange in Cadmium Sulfide Nanorods

(2009) Bryce Sadtler et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4Nanocrystals for Use in Low-Cost Photovoltaics

(2009) Chet Steinhagen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Solution-Based Synthesis and Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4Nanocrystals

(2009) Shannon C. Riha et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4Nanocrystal Ink and Its Use for Solar Cells

(2009) Qijie Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of PbS Nanorods and Other Ionic Nanocrystals of Complex Morphology by Sequential Cation Exchange Reactions

(2009) Joseph M. Luther et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Formation of High-Quality I−III−VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals by Tuning Relative Reactivity of Cationic Precursors

(2009) Renguo Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Distance Dependence of Plasmon-Enhanced Photocurrent in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2009) Stacey D. Standridge et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cu2ZnSnS4as a potential photovoltaic material: A hybrid Hartree-Fock density functional theory study

(2009) Joachim Paier et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

The importance of life cycle concepts for the development of safe nanoproducts

(2009) Claudia Som et al.   TOXICOLOGY

Plasmonic nanoparticle enhanced light absorption in GaAs solar cells

(2008) Keisuke Nakayama et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

One-Pot Synthesis of Uniform Cu2O and CuS Hollow Spheres and Their Optical Limiting Properties

(2008) Jining Gao et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Room temperature synthesis of 1-hexanethiolate capped quantum dots, in Triton X-100 water-in-oil microemulsions

(2008) Pravin P. Ingole et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Emissions from Photovoltaic Life Cycles

(2008) Vasilis M. Fthenakis et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Investigations on Silicon/Amorphous-Carbon and Silicon/Nanocrystalline Palladium/Amorphous-Carbon Interfaces

(2008) M. Roy et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

In Situ Assembly of CuxS Quantum-Dots into Thin Film: A Highly Conductive P-Type Transparent Film

(2008) Sheng-Cong Liufu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Controllable Synthesis of Cu2S Nanocrystals and Their Assembly into a Superlattice

(2008) Zhongbin Zhuang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

CuS nanoflowers prepared by a polyol route and their photocatalytic property

(2008) Tong-Yong Ding et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Application of Copper(I) Sulfide Nanocrystals

(2008) Yue Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cells

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Low polydispersed copper-sulfide nanocrystals derived from various Cu–alkyl amine complexes

(2007) Toshihiro Kuzuya et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

A composite-surfactants-assisted-solvothermal process to copper sulfide nanocrystals

(2007) Changhua An et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH