Photonic curing of nanocrystal films for photovoltaics Patent uri icon

abstract

  • Methods of making a semiconductor layer from nanocrystals are disclosed. A film of nanocrystals capped with a ligand can be deposited onto a substrate; and the nanocrystals can be irradiated with one or more pulses of light. The pulsed light can be used to substantially remove the ligands from the nanocrystals and leave the nanocrystals unsintered or sintered, thereby providing a semiconductor layer. Layered structures comprising these semiconductor layers with an electrode are also disclosed. Devices comprising such layered structures are also disclosed.

author list (cited authors)

  • Korgel, B. A., Harvey, T. B., Stolle, C. J., & Akhavan, V.

complete list of authors

  • Korgel, Brian A||Harvey, Taylor B||Stolle, Carl Jackson||Akhavan, Vahid

publication date

  • January 2017