Energetic I–III–VI2and I2–II–IV–VI4nanocrystals: synthesis, photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications

Composition- and Band-Gap-Tunable Synthesis of Wurtzite-Derived Cu2ZnSn(S1–xSex)4 Nanocrystals: Theoretical and Experimental Insights

(2013) Feng-Jia Fan et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of wurtzite CuInS2 nanowires by Ag2S-catalyzed growth

(2013) Qiang Li et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Cu2Zn(Sn,Ge)Se4and Cu2Zn(Sn,Si)Se4alloys as photovoltaic materials: Structural and electronic properties

(2013) Qiang Shu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals: synthesis, properties and applications

(2013) Dmitry Aldakov et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Large-Scale Colloidal Synthesis of Non-Stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnSe4Nanocrystals for Thermoelectric Applications

(2012) Feng-Jia Fan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Routes to copper zinc tin sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 a potential material for solar cells

(2012) Karthik Ramasamy et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Composition Control and Thermoelectric Properties of Quaternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: The Case of Stannite Cu2CdSnSe4

(2012) Maria Ibáñez et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Colloidal Nanocrystals of Wurtzite-Type Cu2ZnSnS4: Facile Noninjection Synthesis and Formation Mechanism

(2012) Michelle D. Regulacio et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Micro- and Nanoparticles via a Continuous-Flow Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Process

(2012) Michael J. Casciato et al.   ChemSusChem

Extending the Nanocrystal Synthesis Control to Quaternary Compositions

(2012) Maria Ibáñez et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Hydrophilic Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals for printing flexible, low-cost and environmentally friendly solar cells

(2012) Qiwei Tian et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

An 8.2% efficient solution-processed CuInSe2 solar cell based on multiphase CuInSe2 nanoparticles

(2012) Sunho Jeong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Low band gap liquid-processed CZTSe solar cell with 10.1% efficiency

(2012) Santanu Bag et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

First principles calculation of the electronic properties and lattice dynamics of Cu2ZnSn(S1−xSex)4

(2012) Ankur Khare et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Phase control and its mechanism of CuInS2 nanoparticles

(2012) Toshihiro Kuzuya et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Wurtzite-type CuInSe2 for high-performance solar cell absorber: ab initio exploration of the new phase structure

(2012) Li-Chun Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Phase selective synthesis of metastable orthorhombic Cu2ZnSnS4

(2012) Hechun Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Hot-injection synthesis of monodispersed Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4 nanocrystals: tunable composition and optical properties

(2012) Keng-Liang Ou et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Cu2ZnSnS4 Hierarchical Microspheres as an Effective Counter Electrode Material for Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells

(2012) Jun Xu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Tuning the Luminescence Properties of Colloidal I–III–VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Optoelectronics and Biotechnology Applications

(2012) Haizheng Zhong et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells Prepared from Binary and Ternary Nanoparticles

(2012) Yanyan Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cu2ZnGeSe4 Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties

(2012) Maria Ibáñez et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Continuous Production of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystals in a Flow Reactor

(2012) Alexey Shavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Soluble Precursors for CuInSe2, CuIn1–xGaxSe2, and Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Based on Colloidal Nanocrystals and Molecular Metal Chalcogenide Surface Ligands

(2012) Chengyang Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Colloidal Synthesis of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanorods and Their Perpendicular Assembly

(2012) Ajay Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nontoxic and Abundant Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanocrystals for Potential High-Temperature Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

(2012) Haoran Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Colloidal quantum dot solar cells

(2012) Edward H. Sargent   Nature Photonics

Ink formulation and low-temperature incorporation of sodium to yield 12% efficient Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2solar cells from sulfide nanocrystal inks

(2012) Qijie Guo et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Ternary and multinary Cu-chalcogenide photovoltaic materials from CuInSe2 to Cu2ZnSnS4 and other compounds

(2012) Takahiro Wada et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Enhancing the performance of CZTSSe solar cells with Ge alloying

(2012) Qijie Guo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnSe4 nanocrystals for high-performance organic–inorganic hybrid photodetectors

(2012) Jian-Jun Wang et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Solution−Liquid−Solid Synthesis of CuInSe2 Nanowires and Their Implementation in Photovoltaic Devices

(2011) Chet Steinhagen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

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

Size control and quantum confinement in Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals

(2011) Ankur Khare et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals: a novel quaternary semiconductor

(2011) Xiaotang Lu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Chemical Insights into the Instability of Cu2ZnSnS4Films during Annealing

(2011) Jonathan J. Scragg 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

Tunable band gap Cu2ZnSnS4xSe4(1−x) nanocrystals: experimental and first-principles calculations

(2011) Hao Wei et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Controlled synthesis of wurtzite CuInS2 nanocrystals and their side-by-side nanorod assemblies

(2011) Xiaotang Lu et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4nanowires and nanotubes based on AAO templates

(2011) Zhenghua Su et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

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

(2011) Yixin Zhao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Composition dependence of structure and optical properties of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solid solutions: An experimental study

(2011) Jun He et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Surfactant effect on the formation of CuInSe2 nanowires in solution phase synthesis

(2011) Stacey E. Wark et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Quaternary CuIn(S1−xSex)2 Nanocrystals: Facile Heating-Up Synthesis, Band Gap Tuning, and Gram-Scale Production

(2011) Ming-Yi Chiang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Colloidal CIGS and CZTS nanocrystals: A precursor route to printed photovoltaics

(2011) Vahid A. Akhavan et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Characterization of Wurtzite-Phase Copper Tin Selenide Nanocrystals

(2011) Michelle E. Norako et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Template-Directed Synthesis of Ordered Single-Crystalline Nanowires Arrays of Cu2ZnSnS4and Cu2ZnSnSe4

(2011) Liang Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Formation Pathway of CuInSe2Nanocrystals for Solar Cells

(2011) Mahaprasad Kar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Colloidal Synthesis of Cu2CdSnSe4Nanocrystals and Hot-Pressing to Enhance the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit

(2011) Feng-Jia Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Compositionally Tunable Cu2ZnSn(S1–xSex)4Nanocrystals: Probing the Effect of Se-Inclusion in Mixed Chalcogenide Thin Films

(2011) Shannon C. Riha et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Shape-Controlled Monodisperse Wurtzite CuInxGa1–xS2Semiconductor Nanocrystals with Tunable Band Gap

(2011) Yu-Hsiang A. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

From Sulfur−Amine Solutions to Metal Sulfide Nanocrystals: Peering into the Oleylamine−Sulfur Black Box

(2011) Jordan W. Thomson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photovoltaic manufacturing: Present status, future prospects, and research needs

(2011) Colin A. Wolden et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Semiconductor nanostructure-based photovoltaic solar cells

(2011) Genqiang Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Compositional dependence of structural and electronic properties of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4alloys for thin film solar cells

(2011) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Device characteristics of a 10.1% hydrazine-processed Cu2ZnSn(Se,S)4 solar cell

(2011) D. Aaron R. Barkhouse et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells beyond 20%

(2011) Philip Jackson et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Large-Scale Synthesis and Phase Transformation of CuSe, CuInSe2, and CuInSe2/CuInS2 Core/Shell Nanowire Bundles

(2010) Jun Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Depleted-Heterojunction Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells

(2010) Andras G. Pattantyus-Abraham et al.   ACS Nano

Noninjection Gram-Scale Synthesis of Monodisperse Pyramidal CuInS2 Nanocrystals and Their Size-Dependent Properties

(2010) Haizheng Zhong et al.   ACS Nano

Thermally evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

(2010) K. Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Determination of band gap energy (Eg) of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films: On the discrepancies of reported band gap values

(2010) SeJin Ahn et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2010) Pengcheng Dai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The stoichiometry of single nanoparticles of copper zinc tin selenide

(2010) Wernfried Haas et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Low-Cost Inorganic Solar Cells: From Ink To Printed Device

(2010) Susan E. Habas et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis of Metastable Wurtzite CuInSe2Nanocrystals

(2010) Michelle E. Norako et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

High Activity Phosphine-Free Selenium Precursor Solution for Semiconductor Nanocrystal Growth

(2010) Craig Bullen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Cu−Se Bond Network and Thermoelectric Compounds with Complex Diamondlike Structure

(2010) Xiaoya Shi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Novel Stannite-type Complex Sulfide Photocatalysts AI2-Zn-AIV-S4(AI= Cu and Ag; AIV= Sn and Ge) for Hydrogen Evolution under Visible-Light Irradiation

(2010) Issei Tsuji et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Electronic and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4

(2010) Clas Persson   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Solution synthesis of high-quality CuInS2 quantum dots as sensitizers for TiO2 photoelectrodes

(2010) Tzung-Luen Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Monodispersed Wurtzite Structure CuInSe2Nanocrystals and Their Application in High-Performance Organic−Inorganic Hybrid Photodetectors

(2010) Jian-Jun Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Synthesis and Shape Control of CuInS2Nanoparticles

(2010) Marta Kruszynska 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

Hot-injection synthesis and characterization of quaternary Cu2ZnSnSe4 nanocrystals

(2010) Hao Wei et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Thickness-limited performance of CuInSe_2 nanocrystal photovoltaic devices

(2010) Vahid A. Akhavan et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Structural and optical properties of high quality zinc-blende/wurtzite GaAs nanowire heterostructures

(2010) D. Spirkoska et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Wurtzite-derived polytypes of kesterite and stannite quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors

(2010) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Electronic structure and optical properties of CuGaS2 and CuInS2 solar cell materials

(2010) Amit Soni et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit by a Bulk Nanostructuring Approach

(2009) Yucheng Lan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Cu-Doped Quaternary Chalcogenides of Cu2CdSnSe4

(2009) Min-Ling Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

New and Old Concepts in Thermoelectric Materials

(2009) Joseph R. Sootsman et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Assessment of thermoelectric performance of Cu2ZnSnX4, X=S, Se, and Te

(2009) C. Sevik et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Thermoelectric properties of tetrahedrally bonded wide-gap stannite compounds Cu2ZnSn1−xInxSe4

(2009) X. Y. Shi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Crystal and electronic band structure of Cu2ZnSnX4 (X=S and Se) photovoltaic absorbers: First-principles insights

(2009) Shiyou Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A wide-band-gap p-type thermoelectric material based on quaternary chalcogenides of Cu2ZnSnQ4 (Q=S,Se)

(2009) Min-Ling Liu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Semiconductor Nanowires for Energy Conversion

(2009) Allon I. Hochbaum et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Wurtzite−Chalcopyrite Polytypism in CuInS2Nanodisks

(2009) Bonil Koo et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis of Ternary CuInS2Nanocrystals; Phase Determination by Complex Ligand Species

(2009) Katsuhiro Nose et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Nanostructured Thermoelectrics: The New Paradigm?†

(2009) Mercouri G. Kanatzidis   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solar cells from colloidal nanocrystals: Fundamentals, materials, devices, and economics

(2009) Hugh W. Hillhouse et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects

(2009) A. J. Minnich et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Size dependent optical band gap of ternary I-III-VI2 semiconductor nanocrystals

(2009) Takahisa Omata et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Phase-Selective Synthesis of CuInS2 Nanocrystals

(2009) Sudip K. Batabyal et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis of CuInSe2Nanocrystals with Trigonal Pyramidal Shape

(2009) Bonil Koo 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−Liquid−Solid Growth of Ternary Cu−In−Se Semiconductor Nanowires from Multiple- and Single-Source Precursors

(2009) Alfred J. Wooten 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

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

PbSe Nanocrystal Excitonic Solar Cells

(2009) Joshua J. Choi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Sulfide Nanocrystal Inks for Dense Cu(In1−xGax)(S1−ySey)2Absorber Films and Their Photovoltaic Performance

(2009) Qijie Guo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Electronic structure and stability of quaternary chalcogenide semiconductors derived from cation cross-substitution of II-VI andI-III-VI2compounds

(2009) Shiyou Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 films by electrodeposition using ionic liquids

(2009) C.P. Chan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Enhanced Conversion Efficiencies of Cu2ZnSnS4-Based Thin Film Solar Cells by Using Preferential Etching Technique

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   Applied Physics Express

Synthesis of Colloidal CuGaSe2, CuInSe2, and Cu(InGa)Se2Nanoparticles

(2008) Jiang Tang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Towards sustainable materials for solar energy conversion: Preparation and photoelectrochemical characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4

(2008) Jonathan J. Scragg et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Ternary I−III−VI Quantum Dots Luminescent in the Red to Near-Infrared

(2008) Peter M. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Controllable Synthesis of Cu2S Nanocrystals and Their Assembly into a Superlattice

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

Synthesis of Cu−In−S Ternary Nanocrystals with Tunable Structure and Composition

(2008) Daocheng Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of CuInS2, CuInSe2, and Cu(InxGa1-x)Se2(CIGS) Nanocrystal “Inks” for Printable Photovoltaics

(2008) Matthew G. Panthani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Development of CuInSe2Nanocrystal and Nanoring Inks for Low-Cost Solar Cells

(2008) Qijie Guo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Application of Copper(I) Sulfide Nanocrystals

(2008) Yue Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Cu2Zn1-xCdxSn(Se1-ySy)4solid solutions as absorber materials for solar cells

(2008) M. Altosaar et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films by sulfurization of stacked metallic layers

(2008) Hideaki Araki et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cells

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS