Copper‐Based Ternary and Quaternary Semiconductor Nanoplates: Templated Synthesis,Characterization, and Photoelectrochemical Properties |
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Authors: | Dr Xue‐Jun Wu Dr Xiao Huang Dr Xiaoying Qi Dr Hai Li Dr Bing Li Prof Dr Hua Zhang |
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Institution: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/hzhang/;2. Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Singapore 638075 (Singapore);3. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117602 (Singapore) |
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Abstract: | Two‐dimensional (2D) copper‐based ternary and quaternary semiconductors are promising building blocks for the construction of efficient solution‐processed photovoltaic devices at low cost. However, the facile synthesis of such 2D nanoplates with well‐defined shape and uniform size remains a challenge. Reported herein is a universal template‐mediated method for preparing copper‐based ternary and quaternary chalcogenide nanoplates, that is, CuInS2, CuInxGa1?xS2, and Cu2ZnSnS4, by using a pre‐synthesized CuS nanoplate as the starting template. The various synthesized nanoplates are monophasic with uniform thickness and lateral size. As a proof of concept, the Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoplates were immobilized on a Mo/glass substrate and used as semiconductor photoelectrode, thus showing stable photoelectrochemical response. The method is general and provides future opportunities for fabrication of cost‐effective photovoltaic devices based on 2D semiconductors. |
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Keywords: | copper electron microscopy nanomaterials photovoltaic devices template synthesis |
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