Properties of Sonochemically Prepared CuIn_{x}Ga_{1-x}S_{2} and CuIn_{x}Ga_{1-x}Se_{2}

• Authors: M. Jesionek , M. Nowak , P. Szperlich , M. Kępińska , K. Mistewicz , B. Toroń , D. Stróż , J. Szala , T. Rzychoń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Nanoparticles of chalcopyrites copper indium gallium sulfide (CuIn_{x}Ga_{1-x}S_{2} or CIGS) and copper indium gallium selenide (CuIn_{x}Ga_{1-x}Se_{2} or CIGSe) were fabricated sonochemically. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The electrical and photoelectrical properties of the fabricated nanomaterials were investigated.

Keywords

EN

43.35.Ei; 72.20.Jv; 72.40.+w; 81.07.Bc

Discipline

• 81.07.Bc: Nanocrystalline materials
• 72.20.Jv: Charge carriers: generation, recombination, lifetime, and trapping
• 72.40.+w: Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1107-1109

Dates

published

2014-11

Contributors

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M. Jesionek

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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M. Nowak

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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P. Szperlich

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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M. Kępińska

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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K. Mistewicz

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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B. Toroń

• Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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D. Stróż

• Institute of Materials Science, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland

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J. Szala

• Department of Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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T. Rzychoń

• Department of Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology, Z. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.126.1107