Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 -based thin films and solar cells by rapid thermal annealing processing

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4)-Pt and Cu(2)ZnSnS(4)-Au heterostructured nanoparticles for photocatalytic water splitting and pollutant degradation.

Cu2ZnSnS4, based on abundant and environmental friendly elements and with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV, is a main candidate material for solar energy conversion through both photovoltaics and photocatalysis. We detail here the synthesis of quasi-spherical Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles with unprecedented narrow size distributions. We further detail their use as seeds to produce CZTS-Au and CZTS-Pt hete...

Ti/Si thin films during ultra rapid thermal annealing

WC introduce a new technique for rapidly heating (10’ “C/s) thin films using an electrical thermal annealing (ETA) pulse technique. By applying a high-current dc electrical pulse to a conductive substrate-heater material (Si), joule heating occurs thus heating the thin film. This method was demonstrated by heating thin films of aluminum at rates ranging from lo3 to lo6 “C/s. The temperature of ...

Ferroelectric and microstructural characteristics of SrBi2Ta2O9 thin films crystallized by the rapid thermal annealing process

Rapid thermal processing of self-assembling block copolymer thin films.

Self-assembling block copolymers generate nanostructured patterns which are useful for a wide range of applications. In this paper we demonstrate the capability to control the morphology of the self-assembling process of PS-b-PMMA diblock copolymer thin films on unpatterned surfaces by means of fast thermal treatment performed in a rapid thermal processing machine. The methodology involves the ...

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) nanocrystal dispersions in polar liquids.

Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) (CZTS) nanocrystals sterically stabilized with oleic acid and oleylamine ligands and dispersed in nonpolar organic liquids have been extracted into, and electrostatically stabilized in, polar liquids by covering their surfaces with S(2-).