Transition-metal-based chalcogenides: A rich source of infrared nonlinear optical materials

H Chen, WB Wei, H Lin, XT Wu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The developments of new infrared nonlinear optical (IR-NLO) crystals with excellent
comprehensive performance are urgently needed owing to the current commercially …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Rational design of infrared nonlinear optical chalcogenides by chemical substitution

H Lin, WB Wei, H Chen, XT Wu, QL Zhu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Infrared nonlinear optical (IR–NLO) materials are crucial for obtaining the solid-state lasers
in the spectral range of 2–20 μm, which have a broad range of applications, such as signal …

Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 Earth‐Abundant Solar Cell Absorbers

S Chen, A Walsh, XG Gong, SH Wei - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The kesterite‐structured semiconductors Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are drawing
considerable attention recently as the active layers in earth‐abundant low‐cost thin‐film …

Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals

MV Kovalenko, L Manna, A Cabot, Z Hens… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs, ie, crystalline nanoparticles) have become an important class
of materials with great potential for applications ranging from medicine to electronic and …

Defect engineering in multinary earth‐abundant chalcogenide photovoltaic materials

D Shin, B Saparov, DB Mitzi - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of zinc‐blende‐related chalcogenide absorbers such as CdTe and Cu (In, Ga)
Se2 (CIGSe) has enabled remarkable advancement in laboratory‐and commercial‐scale …

The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

X Liu, Y Feng, H Cui, F Liu, X Hao… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells are attracting considerable attention in recent years, owing to the
reduced toxicity and greater abundance of their constituent elements. In this brief review, we …

Is the Cu/Zn disorder the main culprit for the voltage deficit in kesterite solar cells?

S Bourdais, C Choné, B Delatouche… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaic thin film solar cells based on kesterite Cu2ZnSn (Sx, Se1–x) 4 compounds
(CZTSSe) have reached> 12% sunlight‐to‐electricity conversion efficiency. This is still far …

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

D Aldakov, A Lefrançois, P Reiss - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the field of multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals, which has gained strongly
increasing interest in the quest for novel narrow band gap semiconductors. Small (2–4 nm) …

[PDF][PDF] High efficiency Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4 solar cells by applying a double In 2 S 3/CdS emitter

J Kim, H Hiroi, TK Todorov, O Gunawan, M Kuwahara… - Adv. Mater, 2014 - academia.edu
Jeehwan Kim,* Homare Hiroi,* Teodor K. Todorov,* Oki Gunawan, Masaru Kuwahara,
Tayfun Gokmen, Dhruv Nair, Marinus Hopstaken, Byungha Shin, Yun Seog Lee, Wei Wang …