1 Bio-based, cellulosic-CuInS2 nanocomposites for optoelectronic applications
Creators
- 1. Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, NAWI Graz, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
- 2. Graz Centre for Electron Microscopy, Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 17, 8010 Graz, Austria.
- 3. Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
- 4. Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS/UM/ENSCM, ENSCM-8, rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex, France.
Description
A generic approach to design optoelectronic devices using renewable biopolymers is demonstrated. As a proof of principle, a biopolymer/CuInS2 nanocomponent-based solar cell has been assembled by using a cellulose derivative with a reasonable life cycle performance, namely trimethylsilyl cellulose (TMSC). The solar cells are manufactured using a mixture of copper and indium xanthates as precursors, which decompose and form CIS nanoparticles within the biopolymer matrix during a thermal treatment, which was investigated by in situ combined grazing incidence small and wide angle X-ray scattering experiments. The growth of the nanoparticles is thereby controlled by the TMSC matrix. The nanocrystals exhibit an average diameter of approx. 4 nm. Using this composite, it was possible to fabricate solar cells, generating current in a wide range of the solar spectrum and exhibiting power conversion efficiencies of ca. 1%.
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