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CuInTe₂ Nanocrystals: Shape and Size Control, Formation Mechanism and Application, and Use as Photovoltaics.

ABSTRACT: We report on the synthesis of CuInTe₂ nanoparticles and their function in photovoltaic equipment, such as solar cells. Under certain synthesis conditions, the CuInTe₂ nanocrystals form shape with nanocrystals, nanorods or nanocubes. It was found that CuTe nanocrystals could be converted to CuInTe₂ by addition of an In reactant. CuInTe₂ nanorods were synthesized using this method.

SUBMITTER: Jia G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474138 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CuInTe₂ Nanocrystals: Shape and Size Control, Formation Mechanism and Application, and Use as Photovoltaics.

Jia Guanwei G Liu Baokun B Wang Kun K Wang Chengduo C Yang Peixu P Liu Jinhui J Zhang Weidong W Li Rongbin R Zhang Shaojun S Du Jiang J

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20190311 3

We report on the synthesis of CuInTe₂ nanoparticles and their function in photovoltaic equipment, such as solar cells. Under certain synthesis conditions, the CuInTe₂ nanocrystals form shape with nanocrystals, nanorods or nanocubes. It was found that CuTe nanocrystals could be converted to CuInTe₂ by addition of an In reactant. CuInTe₂ nanorods were synthesized using this method. ...[more]

PMID: 30862017

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