{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5"],"submitter":["Yang B"],"pubmed_abstract":["Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) compounds have been proposed as promising light-absorbing materials for photovoltaic device applications. However, no systematic study on the synthesis and characterization of polycrystalline Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 thin films has been reported. Here, using a hydrazine based solution process, single-phase Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 films were successfully obtained. Through Raman spectroscopy, we have investigated the dissolution mechanism of Sb in hydrazine: 1) the reaction between Sb and S/Se yields [Sb4S7](2-)/[Sb4Se7](2-) ions within their respective solutions; 2) in the Sb-S-Se precursor solutions, Sb, S, and Se were mixed on a molecular level, facilitating the formation of highly uniform polycrystalline Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 thin films at a relatively low temperature. UV-vi"],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pagination":["10978"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4455288"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Hydrazine solution processed Sb2S3, Sb2Se3 and Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 film: molecular precursor identification, film fabrication and band gap tuning."],"pmcid":["PMC4455288"],"pubmed_authors":["Tang J","Xue DJ","Yang B","Leng M","Zhong J","Song H","Zhou Y","Wang L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Hydrazine solution processed Sb2S3, Sb2Se3 and Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 film: molecular precursor identification, film fabrication and band gap tuning.","description":"Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) compounds have been proposed as promising light-absorbing materials for photovoltaic device applications. However, no systematic study on the synthesis and characterization of polycrystalline Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 thin films has been reported. Here, using a hydrazine based solution process, single-phase Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 films were successfully obtained. Through Raman spectroscopy, we have investigated the dissolution mechanism of Sb in hydrazine: 1) the reaction between Sb and S/Se yields [Sb4S7](2-)/[Sb4Se7](2-) ions within their respective solutions; 2) in the Sb-S-Se precursor solutions, Sb, S, and Se were mixed on a molecular level, facilitating the formation of highly uniform polycrystalline Sb2(S(1-x)Se(x))3 thin films at a relatively low temperature. UV-vi","dates":{"release":"2015-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2015 Jun","modification":"2025-04-27T01:04:02.263Z","creation":"2019-03-27T01:52:48Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4455288","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26042519"],"doi":["10.1038/srep10978"]}}