title: Band-gap tunable (Cu2Sn)(x/3)Zn(1-x)S nanoparticles for solar cells.
abstract: Sphalerite-type (Cu(2)Sn)(x/3)Zn(1-x)S (0 < or = x < or = 0.75) nanocrystals with tunable band gaps were successfully prepared via a solvothermal approach. Band gaps of the nanoparticles could be adjusted from 3.48 eV to 1.23 eV by changing the composition. Their implementation in quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) suggests considerable potential in solar cells.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Colloid & Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan Shandong, 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Xiangna
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zhaojun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zhenyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhan