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Creator:: Platt, Heather A. S.
Abstract:: This dissertation outlines two approaches for improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of photovoltaic energy generation. First, the structures of known binary copper and iron compounds are used to choose the promising compositions Fe₂XS₄ (X = Si, Ge), Cu₃TaQ₄ (Q = Se, Te), and BaCuQ'F (Q' = S, Se,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Zakutayev have taught me a lot about solid state physics, and I especially want to thank them for their

Creator:: Jiang, Kai
Abstract:: Crystals of an incongruent-melting compound, Ba₃MgSi₂O₈, were grown by the flux method and its structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Ba₃MgSi₂O₈ crystallizes in trigonal space group P-3[bar]m1 with a = 5.6123(3) Å, c = 7.2667(9) Å and Z = 1. Eu²⁺ ions prefer one crystallographic Ba site...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oxide Thin Films Abstract approved: Douglas A. Keszler Crystals of an incongruent

Creator:: Jieratum, Vorranutch
Abstract:: The materials Fe₂(Si,Ge)(S,Se)₄, Cu₃PS[subscript 4-x]Se[subscript x] (0 ≤ x ≤ 4), and Cu₃PxAs[subscript 1-x]S₄ (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been synthesized and studied as new earth-abundant absorbers for single and multijunction photovoltaic cells as well as solar fuel generation. The synthesis, single-crystal growth, and optical and electrical properties of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Candidates and YZrF7: A New Upconversion Host Abstract approved

Creator:: Dandeneau, Christopher S.
Abstract:: Since bulk p-CuO/n-ZnO heterocontacts were first proposed for gas detection, rapid development has taken place in improving the overall functionality of these structures. While bulk heterocontacts have been shown to exhibit desirable sensitivity and selectivity characteristics, these devices suffer from innate diffusion and ZnO/CuO connectivity drawbacks that limit their effective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a chelating ligand in specific solutions. Optimum preferred orientation for DMF-based ZnO films

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