Metal-metal chalcogenide molecular precursors to binary, ternary, and quaternary metal chalcogenide thin films for electronic devices

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Apr 11;52(28):5007-10. doi: 10.1039/c5cc09915c.

Abstract

Bulk metals and metal chalcogenides are found to dissolve in primary amine-dithiol solvent mixtures at ambient conditions. Thin-films of CuS, SnS, ZnS, Cu2Sn(S(x),Se(1-x))3, and Cu2ZnSn(S(x)Se(1-x))4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) were deposited using the as-dissolved solutions. Cu2ZnSn(S(x)Se(1-x))4 solar cells with efficiencies of 6.84% and 7.02% under AM1.5 illumination were fabricated from two example solution precursors, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chalcogens / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size
  • Solar Energy
  • Surface Properties
  • Tin / chemistry*
  • Zinc / chemistry*

Substances

  • Chalcogens
  • Tin
  • Copper
  • Zinc