TY - JOUR
T1 - Routes to tin chalcogenide materials as thin films or nanoparticles: a potentially important class of semiconductor for sustainable solar energy conversion
AU - Lewis, David J.
AU - Kevin, Punarja
AU - Bakr, Osman
AU - Muryn, Christopher A.
AU - Malik, Mohammad Azad
AU - O'Brien, Paul
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-10-05
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Thin films of tin chalcogenides may find use in photovoltaic devices, and nanocrystals of such materials are attractive due to their tuneable band gaps and potential in photovoltaic, photonic and optoelectronic applications. Tin(II) sulfide (SnS) is of particular interest due to its band gap of 1.4 eV, which is similar to that of silicon (1.1 eV). This review seeks to provide an overview of the chemical routes currently known for the synthesis of tin chalcogenides as thin films or in nanocrystalline form, as well as exploring routes to copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and mesoporous tin chalcogenides.
AB - Thin films of tin chalcogenides may find use in photovoltaic devices, and nanocrystals of such materials are attractive due to their tuneable band gaps and potential in photovoltaic, photonic and optoelectronic applications. Tin(II) sulfide (SnS) is of particular interest due to its band gap of 1.4 eV, which is similar to that of silicon (1.1 eV). This review seeks to provide an overview of the chemical routes currently known for the synthesis of tin chalcogenides as thin films or in nanocrystalline form, as well as exploring routes to copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and mesoporous tin chalcogenides.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/670018
UR - http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C4QI00059E
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84908461524&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/c4qi00059e
DO - 10.1039/c4qi00059e
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908461524
SN - 2052-1553
VL - 1
SP - 577
EP - 598
JO - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
JF - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
IS - 8
ER -
