Cu-In intermetallic compound inks for CuInS^sub 2^ solar cells

In this paper, we report on the synthesis of Cu-In intermetallic compound nanoparticles which were used to fabricate CuInS^sub 2^ thin films and solar cells. Cu-In nanoparticles with adjustable Cu/In ratio were prepared by the introduction of hot-injection technology in the polyol solution. The part...

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Published inJournal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 22; no. 8; p. 1124
Main Authors Chen, Guanbi, Wang, Lei, Sheng, Xia, Yang, Deren
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2011
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Summary:In this paper, we report on the synthesis of Cu-In intermetallic compound nanoparticles which were used to fabricate CuInS^sub 2^ thin films and solar cells. Cu-In nanoparticles with adjustable Cu/In ratio were prepared by the introduction of hot-injection technology in the polyol solution. The particle sizes were in the range of 10-100 nm, which wa quite suitable for the fabrication of Cu-In metal inks. Metal precursor films were then made from the metal inks, and then converted to compact CuInS^sub 2^ films in a sulfur atmosphere. A CuInS^sub 2^ solar cell with an efficiency of 1.48% from the film was achieved.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0957-4522
1573-482X
DOI:10.1007/s10854-010-0271-z