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Perovskite solar cells prepared under infrared irradiation during fabrication process in air ambience
Develo** fabrication method without glove-box is essential to industrialize the revolutionary development of perovskite solar cell (PSC). In this paper, infrared irradiation during the fabrication process wa...
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The properties of the earth abundant Cu2SnS3 thin film prepared by spray pyrolysis and rapid thermal annealing route
Ternary compound Cu2SnS3 (CTS) was fabricated by simple, low cost and high efficient spray pyrolysis and rapid thermal annealing route. The influences of annealing temperature and annealing duration on the proper...
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The synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles via an open-air solution route: influences of Zn precursor content
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Influences of synthesis conditions on chemical composition of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals prepared by one pot route
In present work, the Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals (NCs) were successfully synthesized via a rapid and simple one pot route. The influences of the reaction temperature and time on the chemical composition were fi...