Ambient Surface Stability of Thin Film Nanocrystalline Cu3SbSe4 and Structure-Property Relationships
Ambient Surface Stability of Thin Film Nanocrystalline Cu3SbSe4 and Structure-Property Relationships
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DOI:
10.1021/acsaem.8b02019
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发表时间:
2019-03-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Prieto, Amy L.
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作者:
Agocs, Daniel B.;Danna, Trenton;Prieto, Amy L.
Nanocrystalline materials have a high surface area and hence may be significantly more reactive than their bulk counterparts under ambient conditions. This may affect device function in unexpected ways. Here, high-quality crystalline Cu3SbSe4 nanocrystals are synthesized through a hot injection route, and thin films are deposited through a ligand exchange procedure. The electronic conductivity of the films increases significantly upon exposure to air, up to 80 Omega(-1) cm(-1). This increase in conductivity is correlated to a surface oxidation as observed by XPS. The observed changes in the film upon exposure to ambient conditions are suggested to be critical for understanding the properties of these materials as they are incorporated into devices.