Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Applied Physics A
Source : Applied Physics A Volume 125 Issue 3 Pages 213, 2019
Url : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00339-019-2476-1
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Physical Sciences
Center : Center for Industrial Research and Innovation (ACIRI)
Verified : No
Year : 2019
Abstract : Crystalline SbSI nanorods were synthesized using mixed sonication-heating route using a high boiling solvent (ethylene glycol—EG). The use of a high boiling solvent reveals that the temperature is responsible for self-assembly of amorphous SbSI nuclei to 1D crystal. X-ray diffraction analysis of this material showed that 1D SbSI was single crystalline and grows along c-direction of its orthorhombic structure. The elemental composition of SbSI nanorods was estimated by EDXS and was found to be with 33.92% Sb, 32.74% S, and 33.34% I. The optical bandgap of the material was 1.88 eV. Application of SbSI as a photon-absorbing material in a carbon-based solar cell has been assessed. Its photo-conversion efficiency was of 0.035% under simulated solar radiation, with a short-circuit current density of 0.4 mA/cm2 and open-circuit voltage of 290 mV.
Cite this Research Publication : Amit Kumar Pathak, Muvva D Prasad, Sudip K Batabyal, "One-dimensional SbSI crystals from Sb, S, and I mixtures in ethylene glycol for solar energy harvesting", Applied Physics A Volume 125 Issue 3 Pages 213, 2019