Ultrasound-assisted Microwave Synthesis of White Fungus-like In₂S₃ and In₂S₃/Cu_1.8Se Composite for CuIn(S, Se)₂ Film

Title:Ultrasound-assisted Microwave Synthesis of White Fungus-like In₂S₃ and In₂S₃/Cu_1.8Se Composite for CuIn(S, Se)₂ Film

Volume: 11 Issue: 4

Author(s): Shuyi Mo, Fei Long, Jinyun He, Xiaoli Wu, Zhengguang Zou and Yecui Zhou

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Keywords: CuIn(S, Se)₂, In₂S₃, nanostructures, solar cell thin film, ultrasound-assisted microwave.

Abstract: White fungus-like In₂S₃ microspheres and In₂S₃/Cu_1.8Se composites were successfully synthesized via a facile ultrasound-assisted microwave method. The reaction temperature could be as low as 70 °C and the reaction time was very short. The In₂S₃ microspheres were constructed by nanoakes and many cavities existed in the microspheres. In₂S₃/Cu_1.8Se composite was synthesized using the asprepared In₂S₃ microspheres as the template. Introducing Cu_1.8Se compound did not changed the basic morphology of the template. Through doctor blade coating-rapid sintering method, CuIn(S, Se)₂ film was further fabricated. The as-prepared film was demonstrated to be flat and compact, which could be applied as chalcopyrite solar cell thin film.

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Mo Shuyi, Long Fei, He Jinyun, Wu Xiaoli, Zou Zhengguang and Zhou Yecui, Ultrasound-assisted Microwave Synthesis of White Fungus-like In₂S₃ and In₂S₃/Cu_1.8Se Composite for CuIn(S, Se)₂ Film, Current Nanoscience 2015; 11 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150202231225