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2016

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Journal Article

Author(s)

Data, P. and Bialoglowski, M. and Lyzwa, K. and Bacewicz, R. and Dluzewski, P. and Lapkowski, M. and Gregorkiewicz, T. and Podsiadlo, S. and Monkman, A.P.

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Electrochimica Acta, 201: 78—85, 2016

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962665041&doi=10.1016%2fj.electacta.2016.03.132&partnerID=40&md5=d95bc20e865e5a19a9c80c3d2318c8c1

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BibTeX

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@ARTICLE{Data201678, author={Data, P. and Bialoglowski, M. and Lyzwa, K. and Bacewicz, R. and Dluzewski, P. and Lapkowski, M. and Gregorkiewicz, T. and Podsiadlo, S. and Monkman, A.P.}, title={Kesterite Inorganic-Organic Heterojunction for Solution Processable Solar Cells}, journal={Electrochimica Acta}, year={2016}, volume={201}, pages={78-85}, doi={10.1016/j.electacta.2016.03.132}, note={cited By 1}, url={https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962665041&doi=10.1016%2fj.electacta.2016.03.132&partnerID=40&md5=d95bc20e865e5a19a9c80c3d2318c8c1}, affiliation={Physics Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom; Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, M. Strzody 9, Gliwice, 44-100, Poland; Center of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Science, M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34, Zabrze, 41-819, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warszawa, 00-664, Poland; Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warszawa, 00-668, Poland; Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Al. Lotnikow 32/46, Warszawa, 02-668, Poland; Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam, 1098XH, Netherlands}, abstract={New synthesis of solution processable kesterite and kesterite-phenoxazine nanopowders were presented. The direct band-gap semiconductor Cu2ZnSnS4 has attracted the attention of many due to its large absorption coefficient (α > 104 cm-1) and (optical) band-gap energy close to the optimal value for solar light conversion (1.4-1.6 eV). The presence of a kesterite nanocrystal structure has been investigated and confirmed by (HR)TEM, X-ray powder diffraction, EDX and EXAFS measurements. Low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements indicate the absence of PL in the Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals. Electrochemical studies helped to prove that an inorganic-organic heterojunction of nanokesterite-phenoxazine was obtained. Device studies showed a two fold improvement in efficiency upon addition of a kesterite or phenoxazines-kesterite layer. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, author_keywords={electrochemistry; kesterite; P3HT; phenoxazine; solar cells}, keywords={Electrochemistry; Energy gap; Nanocrystals; Solar cells; Temperature; X ray powder diffraction, Direct band gap semiconductors; Electrochemical studies; Inorganic-organic heterojunctions; Kesterites; Large absorption coefficient; Low temperature photoluminescence; P3HT; Phenoxazine, Heterojunctions}, funding_details={Narodowe Centrum NaukiNarodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN, 2011/03/B/ST5/02731}, funding_text 1={This study was supported by a grant from the National Science Centre, Poland ( 2011/03/B/ST5/02731 ). 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