U.S.-Mexico: Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films for Low Cost Solar Cell Technology

这项美国-墨西哥奖将支持Ralph Zingaro教授与墨西哥库尔纳瓦卡太阳能能源实验室的Padmanabhan Nair教授合作进行研究。研究人员打算研究在均相溶液中化学沉积金属硫化物、硒化物和碲化物的半导体薄膜的制备。这些薄膜在红外探测、太阳能控制滤光片、低成本太阳能技术、金属硫系薄膜摄影、光伏和电子器件应用等方面具有潜在的应用前景。拟议的工作将结合德克萨斯A&amp；M小组的化学专业知识和仪器能力，以及墨西哥小组在固态物理和特定仪器方面的专业知识。研究人员选择的沉积方法的优点是成本低，能源需求最小，不需要高资本投资，可以在不具备复杂技术的地方使用。＊＊＊

9402007 Zingaro This U.S.-Mexico award will support Professor Ralph Zingaro in a research collaboration with Professor Padmanabhan Nair of the Laboratorio de Energia Solar in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The researchers intend to study the preparation of semiconducting thin films of metal sulfides, selenides and tellurides by chemical deposition from homogeneous solutions. These films are of potential application to infrared detection, solar control filters, low-cost solar technology, metal chalcogenide thin films photography and photo voltaic and electronic device applications. The proposed work will combine the chemical expertise and instrumental capabilities of the Texas A&M group with the expertise in solid state physics and specific instrumentation of the group in Mexico. The deposition method chosen by the investigators has the advantage that it is low in cost, has minimum energy requirements, does not require high capital investment and can be utilized in locations that do not possess technical sophistication. ***