Ion exchange-prepared NaSbSe 2 nanocrystals: electronic structure and photovoltaic properties of a new solar absorber material

Aragaw, Belete Asefa; Sun, Jifeng; Singh, David J.; Lee, Ming-Way

doi:10.1039/c7ra06938c

Title: Ion exchange-prepared NaSbSe ₂ nanocrystals: electronic structure and photovoltaic properties of a new solar absorber material

Journal Article · Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra06938c· OSTI ID:1399367

Aragaw, Belete Asefa ^[1]; Sun, Jifeng ^[2];

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National Chung Hsing Univ., Taichung (Taiwan). Inst. of Nanoscience and Dept. of Physics; Bahir Dar Univ., Bahir Dar (Ethiopia). Dept. of Chemistry
Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
National Chung Hsing Univ., Taichung (Taiwan). Inst. of Nanoscience and Dept. of Physics

We report the calculated electronic structure, syntheses and photovoltaic properties of a new ternary solar absorber material NaSbSe₂.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577

OSTI ID:: 1399367

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Vol. 7, Issue 72; ISSN 2046-2069

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