Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale
The class of ternary copper chalcogenides Cu<sub>3</sub>MX<sub>4</sub> (M = V, Nb, Ta; X = S, Se, Te), also known as the sulvanite family, has attracted attention in the past decade as featuring promising materials for optoelectronic devices, including solar photovoltaics. Ex...
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| author | Roberto Prado-Rivera Chen-Yu Chang Mimi Liu Cheng-Yu Lai Daniela R. Radu |
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| description | The class of ternary copper chalcogenides Cu<sub>3</sub>MX<sub>4</sub> (M = V, Nb, Ta; X = S, Se, Te), also known as the sulvanite family, has attracted attention in the past decade as featuring promising materials for optoelectronic devices, including solar photovoltaics. Experimental and theoretical studies of these semiconductors have provided much insight into their properties, both in bulk and at the nanoscale. The recent realization of sulvanites at the nanoscale opens new avenues for the compounds toward printable electronics. This review is aimed at the consideration of synthesis methods, relevant properties and the recent developments of the most important sulvanites. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d5ff410221142afb9b8ef57c65c1a0d2023-11-21T11:42:20ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912021-03-0111382310.3390/nano11030823Sulvanites: The Promise at the NanoscaleRoberto Prado-Rivera0Chen-Yu Chang1Mimi Liu2Cheng-Yu Lai3Daniela R. Radu4Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USADepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USADepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USADepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USADepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USAThe class of ternary copper chalcogenides Cu<sub>3</sub>MX<sub>4</sub> (M = V, Nb, Ta; X = S, Se, Te), also known as the sulvanite family, has attracted attention in the past decade as featuring promising materials for optoelectronic devices, including solar photovoltaics. Experimental and theoretical studies of these semiconductors have provided much insight into their properties, both in bulk and at the nanoscale. The recent realization of sulvanites at the nanoscale opens new avenues for the compounds toward printable electronics. This review is aimed at the consideration of synthesis methods, relevant properties and the recent developments of the most important sulvanites.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/823sulvanitesolid-state synthesissolution-phase synthesiselectronic structureoptical bandgapelastic properties |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Prado-Rivera Chen-Yu Chang Mimi Liu Cheng-Yu Lai Daniela R. Radu Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale Nanomaterials sulvanite solid-state synthesis solution-phase synthesis electronic structure optical bandgap elastic properties |
| title | Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale |
| title_full | Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale |
| title_fullStr | Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale |
| title_short | Sulvanites: The Promise at the Nanoscale |
| title_sort | sulvanites the promise at the nanoscale |
| topic | sulvanite solid-state synthesis solution-phase synthesis electronic structure optical bandgap elastic properties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/823 |
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