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Shishodia S, Chouchene B, Gries T, Schneider R. Selected I-III-VI 2 Semiconductors: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Photovoltaic Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2889. [PMID: 37947733 PMCID: PMC10648425 DOI: 10.3390/nano13212889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
Abstract
I-III-VI2 group quantum dots (QDs) have attracted high attention in photoelectronic conversion applications, especially for QD-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). This group of QDs has become the mainstream light-harvesting material in QDSSCs due to the ability to tune their electronic properties through size, shape, and composition and the ability to assemble the nanocrystals on the surface of TiO2. Moreover, these nanocrystals can be produced relatively easily via cost-effective solution-based synthetic methods and are composed of low-toxicity elements, which favors their integration into the market. This review describes the methods developed to prepare I-III-VI2 QDs (AgInS2 and CuInS2 were excluded) and control their optoelectronic properties to favor their integration into QDSSCs. Strategies developed to broaden the optoelectronic response and decrease the surface-defect states of QDs in order to promote the fast electron injection from QDs into TiO2 and achieve highly efficient QDSSCs will be described. Results show that heterostructures obtained after the sensitization of TiO2 with I-III-VI2 QDs could outperform those of other QDSSCs. The highest power-conversion efficiency (15.2%) was obtained for quinary Cu-In-Zn-Se-S QDs, along with a short-circuit density (JSC) of 26.30 mA·cm-2, an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 802 mV and a fill factor (FF) of 71%.
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- Shubham Shishodia
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (S.S.); (B.C.)
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (S.S.); (B.C.)
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (S.S.); (B.C.)
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Hinterding SOM, Berends AC, Kurttepeli M, Moret ME, Meeldijk JD, Bals S, van der Stam W, de Mello Donega C. Tailoring Cu + for Ga 3+ Cation Exchange in Cu 2-xS and CuInS 2 Nanocrystals by Controlling the Ga Precursor Chemistry. ACS NANO 2019; 13:12880-12893. [PMID: 31617701 PMCID: PMC6890264 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Nanoscale cation exchange (CE) has resulted in colloidal nanomaterials that are unattainable by direct synthesis methods. Aliovalent CE is complex and synthetically challenging because the exchange of an unequal number of host and guest cations is required to maintain charge balance. An approach to control aliovalent CE reactions is the use of a single reactant to both supply the guest cation and extract the host cation. Here, we study the application of GaCl3-L complexes [L = trioctylphosphine (TOP), triphenylphosphite (TPP), diphenylphosphine (DPP)] as reactants in the exchange of Cu+ for Ga3+ in Cu2-xS nanocrystals. We find that noncomplexed GaCl3 etches the nanocrystals by S2- extraction, whereas GaCl3-TOP is unreactive. Successful exchange of Cu+ for Ga3+ is only possible when GaCl3 is complexed with either TPP or DPP. This is attributed to the pivotal role of the Cu2-xS-GaCl3-L activated complex that forms at the surface of the nanocrystal at the onset of the CE reaction, which must be such that simultaneous Ga3+ insertion and Cu+ extraction can occur. This requisite is only met if GaCl3 is bound to a phosphine ligand, with a moderate bond strength, to allow facile dissociation of the complex at the nanocrystal surface. The general validity of this mechanism is demonstrated by using GaCl3-DPP to convert CuInS2 into (Cu,Ga,In)S2 nanocrystals, which increases the photoluminescence quantum yield 10-fold, while blue-shifting the photoluminescence into the NIR biological window. This highlights the general applicability of the mechanistic insights provided by our work.
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- Stijn O. M. Hinterding
- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508
TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508
TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT),
University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp,
Belgium
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- Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99,
3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy Utrecht, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht,
The Netherlands
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT),
University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp,
Belgium
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- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508
TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for
Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508
TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Coughlan C, Ibáñez M, Dobrozhan O, Singh A, Cabot A, Ryan KM. Compound Copper Chalcogenide Nanocrystals. Chem Rev 2017; 117:5865-6109. [PMID: 28394585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due to their compositional and structural versatility. The outstanding functional properties of these materials stems from the relationship between their band structure and defect concentration, including charge carrier concentration and electronic conductivity character, which consequently affects their optoelectronic, optical, and plasmonic properties. This, combined with several metastable crystal phases and stoichiometries and the low energy of formation of defects, makes the reproducible synthesis of these materials, with tunable parameters, remarkable. Further to this, the review captures the progress of the hierarchical assembly of these NCs, which bridges the link between their discrete and collective properties. Their ubiquitous application set has cross-cut energy conversion (photovoltaics, photocatalysis, thermoelectrics), energy storage (lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen generation), emissive materials (plasmonics, LEDs, biolabelling), sensors (electrochemical, biochemical), biomedical devices (magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray computer tomography), and medical therapies (photochemothermal therapies, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and drug delivery). The confluence of advances in the synthesis, assembly, and application of these NCs in the past decade has the potential to significantly impact society, both economically and environmentally.
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- Claudia Coughlan
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick , Limerick, Ireland
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adria de Besos , Jardins de les Dones de Negre n.1, Pl. 2, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adria de Besos , Jardins de les Dones de Negre n.1, Pl. 2, 08930 Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Electronics and Computing, Sumy State University , 2 Rymskogo-Korsakova st., 40007 Sumy, Ukraine
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- Materials Physics & Applications Division: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adria de Besos , Jardins de les Dones de Negre n.1, Pl. 2, 08930 Barcelona, Spain.,ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick , Limerick, Ireland
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Khot KV, Mali SS, Ghanwat VB, Kharade SD, Mane RM, Hong CK, Bhosale PN. Photocurrent enhancement in a Cu2Cd(SSe)2 photoanode synthesized via an arrested precipitation route. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj03046c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanostructured combinatorial quaternary Cu2Cd(SSe)2 thin films synthesized via a self organized arrested precipitation technique for photoelectrochemical cell performance.
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- Kishorkumar V. Khot
- Materials Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Shivaji University
- Kolhapur-416004
- India
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- Polymer Energy Materials Laboratory
- Advanced Chemical Engineering Department
- Chonnam National University
- Gwangju
- South Korea
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- Materials Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Shivaji University
- Kolhapur-416004
- India
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- Materials Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Shivaji University
- Kolhapur-416004
- India
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- Materials Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Shivaji University
- Kolhapur-416004
- India
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- Polymer Energy Materials Laboratory
- Advanced Chemical Engineering Department
- Chonnam National University
- Gwangju
- South Korea
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- Materials Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Shivaji University
- Kolhapur-416004
- India
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Zhao J, Wang P, Wei L, Liu Z, Fang X, Liu X, Ren D, Mai Y. Efficient charge-transport in hybrid lead iodide perovskite solar cells. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:16914-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02388b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate a controllable TiCl4 processing technique for mesoporous TiO2 films, which modifies to achieve a uniform and high-coverage perovskite absorber layer, improves their charge collection and injection rate and enhances the device performance.
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- Jinjin Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- The Key Laboratory for Health Monitoring and Control of Large Structures
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physics Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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Tang A, Hu Z, Yin Z, Ye H, Yang C, Teng F. One-pot synthesis of CuInS2 nanocrystals using different anions to engineer their morphology and crystal phase. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:9251-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt01111f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of anions on the phases and morphologies of ternary CuInS2 nanocrystals have been described.
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- Aiwei Tang
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information
- Ministry of Education
- Beijing JiaoTong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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Zhao J, Wang P, Wei L, Liu Z, Zhang J, Si H, Mai Y, Fang X, Liu X, Ren D. Enhanced photocurrent by the co-sensitization of ZnO with dye and CuInSe nanocrystals. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:12516-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt01739d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ZnO@Cu0.28In1.72Se2.72 (5–10 nm) was synthesised for the first time using a template-free method and a vacuum one-pot-nanocasting process without long-chain ligands.
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- Jinjin Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- State Key Lab. of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
- The College of Physics Science and Technology
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang
- China
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials
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