Platelet CuSbS2 particles with a suitable conduction band position for solar cell applications

Shima Moosakhani; Ali Asghar Sabbagh Alvani; Raheleh Mohammadpour; Pyry-Mikko Hannula; Yanling Ge; Simo-Pekka Hannula

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.12.084

Platelet CuSbS2 particles with a suitable conduction band position for solar cell applications

Shima Moosakhani, Ali Asghar Sabbagh Alvani^*, Raheleh Mohammadpour, Pyry-Mikko Hannula, Yanling Ge, Simo-Pekka Hannula

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Abstract

Single crystalline platelet chalcostibite (CuSbS2) particles with good shape and size uniformity were successfully prepared using a hot injection method. In this synthesis, sulfur powder in oleylamine (OLA) was employed as a sulfonating agent. The synthesized CuSbS2 had an orthorhombic structure with a plate-like morphology. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns confirmed their single crystal nature. Band gap calculation from diffuse reflectance data revealed that it had both direct and indirect band gaps of 1.52 eV and 1.46 eV, respectively. Moreover, valence band (VB) and conduction band (CB) positions were determined by cyclic voltammetry (CV) characterization. Optical and structural properties of CuSbS2 indicate its potential applicability for solar cell applications. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-160
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	215
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.12.084
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2018
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge Nanomicroscopy Center (Aalto-NMC) of Aalto University for the use of equipment. One of the authors (SM) acknowledges the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran for a scholarship.

Keywords

Copper antimony sulfide
Crystal structure
Band gap
Valence band
Conduction band
COPPER ANTIMONY SULFIDE
ABSORBER MATERIALS
SE

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Platelet CuSbS2 particles with a suitable conduction band position for solar cell applications

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