Abstract
Copper indium sulfide (CIS) is of great interest for application in thin-film photovoltaics due to its 1.5 eV band gap. In particular, nanocrystals of CIS have received increased attention of late because of their potential amenity towards low-cost fabrication methods. I will discuss an efficient, gram-scale synthesis of this material that uses the anion precursor also as both ligand and solvent, allowing for nearly complete consumption of the more expensive cationic precursors and minimizing waste. Time-resolved spectroscopic studies show that, despite emission quantum yields as high as 10%, the as-synthesized CIS NCs show non-exponential PL dynamics. After overcoating the CIS nanocrystals with higher band gap shell materials, however, quantum yield improve by an order of magnitude and the PL decay becomes almost purely exponential, which yields important insight into the emission mechanisms in this material. Finally, I will discuss the solution-based fabrication of solar cells based on CIS nanocrystals.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition - Denver, CO, United States Duration: Aug 28 2011 → Sep 1 2011 |
Other
| Other | 242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Denver, CO |
| Period | 8/28/11 → 9/1/11 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
Cite this
Synthesis and optical properties of highly luminescent CuInS2 based core/shell nanocrystals. / Li, Liang; Pandey, Anshu; Pietryga, Jeffrey M.; Klimov, Victor I.
ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2011.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
}
TY - GEN
T1 - Synthesis and optical properties of highly luminescent CuInS2 based core/shell nanocrystals
AU - Li, Liang
AU - Pandey, Anshu
AU - Pietryga, Jeffrey M.
AU - Klimov, Victor I
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Copper indium sulfide (CIS) is of great interest for application in thin-film photovoltaics due to its 1.5 eV band gap. In particular, nanocrystals of CIS have received increased attention of late because of their potential amenity towards low-cost fabrication methods. I will discuss an efficient, gram-scale synthesis of this material that uses the anion precursor also as both ligand and solvent, allowing for nearly complete consumption of the more expensive cationic precursors and minimizing waste. Time-resolved spectroscopic studies show that, despite emission quantum yields as high as 10%, the as-synthesized CIS NCs show non-exponential PL dynamics. After overcoating the CIS nanocrystals with higher band gap shell materials, however, quantum yield improve by an order of magnitude and the PL decay becomes almost purely exponential, which yields important insight into the emission mechanisms in this material. Finally, I will discuss the solution-based fabrication of solar cells based on CIS nanocrystals.
AB - Copper indium sulfide (CIS) is of great interest for application in thin-film photovoltaics due to its 1.5 eV band gap. In particular, nanocrystals of CIS have received increased attention of late because of their potential amenity towards low-cost fabrication methods. I will discuss an efficient, gram-scale synthesis of this material that uses the anion precursor also as both ligand and solvent, allowing for nearly complete consumption of the more expensive cationic precursors and minimizing waste. Time-resolved spectroscopic studies show that, despite emission quantum yields as high as 10%, the as-synthesized CIS NCs show non-exponential PL dynamics. After overcoating the CIS nanocrystals with higher band gap shell materials, however, quantum yield improve by an order of magnitude and the PL decay becomes almost purely exponential, which yields important insight into the emission mechanisms in this material. Finally, I will discuss the solution-based fabrication of solar cells based on CIS nanocrystals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861042454&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84861042454&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ER -