Roll-To-Roll Friendly Solution-Processing of Ultrathin, Sintered CdTe Nanocrystal Photovoltaics

Kurley, J. Matthew; Pan, Jia-Ahn; Wang, Yuanyuan; Zhang, Hao; Russell, Jake C.; Pach, Gregory F.; To, Bobby; Luther, Joseph M.; Talapin, Dmitri V.

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c08325

Title: Roll-To-Roll Friendly Solution-Processing of Ultrathin, Sintered CdTe Nanocrystal Photovoltaics

Journal Article · 07 September 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c08325 · OSTI ID:1819225

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Department of Chemistry and James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
Department of Chemistry and James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC36-08GO28308; SC0019375

OSTI ID:: 1819225

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5900-79940

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 37 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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