Fabrication of Iron Pyrite Thin Films and Photovoltaic Devices by Sulfurization in Electrodeposition Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | C | O | Si | S | Fe | In | Sn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | 5.37 | 54.00 | 7.92 | 1.17 | 8.82 | 20.93 | 1.79 |
Element | C | O | Si | S | Fe | In | Sn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | 27.82 | 14.60 | 9.07 | 21.89 | 11.45 | 13.57 | 1.60 |
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Lu, Z.; Zhou, H.; Ye, C.; Chen, S.; Ning, J.; Halim, M.A.; Donaev, S.B.; Wang, S. Fabrication of Iron Pyrite Thin Films and Photovoltaic Devices by Sulfurization in Electrodeposition Method. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2844. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112844
Lu Z, Zhou H, Ye C, Chen S, Ning J, Halim MA, Donaev SB, Wang S. Fabrication of Iron Pyrite Thin Films and Photovoltaic Devices by Sulfurization in Electrodeposition Method. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2844. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112844
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Zheng, Hu Zhou, Chao Ye, Shi Chen, Jinyan Ning, Mohammad Abdul Halim, Sardor Burkhanovich Donaev, and Shenghao Wang. 2021. "Fabrication of Iron Pyrite Thin Films and Photovoltaic Devices by Sulfurization in Electrodeposition Method" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2844. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112844