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Higashino S, Abbott AP, Miyake M, Hirato T. Iron(III) chloride and acetamide eutectic for the electrodeposition of iron and iron based alloys. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrochemical reduction mechanism of NbF5 and NbCl5 in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium trifluoromethanesulfonate. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ge J, Yan Y. Controllable Multinary Alloy Electrodeposition for Thin-Film Solar Cell Fabrication: A Case Study of Kesterite Cu 2ZnSnS 4. iScience 2018; 1:55-71. [PMID: 30227957 PMCID: PMC6135938 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Electrodeposition (ED) technology is a low-cost industrial candidate for solar cell fabrication. However, the practical aspects of controlling deposit morphology and composition have not been significantly addressed because of the complex co-plating variables that still need to be understood for multinary alloy ED. This work addresses these practical aspects on how to control composition and deposit morphology using co-electrodeposited kesterite alloy precursors as a case study. The alloy precursors co-plated under the optimized conditions from a mixed thiosulfate-sulfite electrolyte bath show uniform, smooth, and compact film morphology as well as uniform distribution of composition, well suited for efficient kesterite absorbers, finally delivering a Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin-film solar cell with 7.4% efficiency based on a configuration Mo/CZTS/CdS/ZnO/aluminum-doped ZnO. This work underscores that alloy ED, with the advantage of controllable composition and morphology, holds promise for low-cost industrial manufacture of thin-film solar cells. Simultaneous control of the composition and morphology of the alloy electrodeposit Alloy electrodeposits with superb uniformity in film appearances and compositions The best kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 mini solar cell with a 7.4% power conversion efficiency
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- Jie Ge
- Department of Physics and Astronomy & Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA; SNU Materials Division for Educating Creative Global Leaders, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy & Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
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Biancalana L, Bresciani G, Chiappe C, Marchetti F, Pampaloni G, Pomelli CS. Modifying bis(triflimide) ionic liquids by dissolving early transition metal carbamates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:5057-5066. [PMID: 29388992 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07289a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The authors report the first modification of ionic liquids with metal carbamates. A selection of homoleptic N,N-dialkylcarbamates of group 4 and 5 metals, M(O2CNR2)n, were dissolved in bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids, i.e. [bmim][Tf2N] and [P(oct)4][Tf2N], at 293 K. The resulting solutions were characterized by means of IR, UV and NMR spectroscopy, and the data were compared to those of the respective metal compounds. Notably, the dissolution process did not proceed with the release of any of the original carbamato ligands, thus preserving the intact coordination frame around the metal centre. The solvation process of Ti(O2CNiPr2)4, as a model species, in [bmim][Tf2N] was rationalized by DFT calculations. As a comparative study, solutions of NbF5 and MCl5 (M = Nb, Ta) in [bmim][Tf2N] were also investigated, revealing the possible occurrence of solvent anion coordination to the metal centres.
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124, Pisa, Italy.
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Krishna GM, Suneesh A, Venkatesan K, Antony M. Electrochemical behavior of zirconium(IV) in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ionic liquid. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang Q, Wang Q, Zhang S, Lu X, Zhang X. Electrodeposition in Ionic Liquids. Chemphyschem 2015; 17:335-51. [PMID: 26530378 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Due to their attractive physico-chemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) are increasingly used as deposition electrolytes. This review summarizes recent advances in electrodeposition in ILs and focuses on its similarities and differences with that in aqueous solutions. The electrodeposition in ILs is divided into direct and template-assisted deposition. We detail the direct deposition of metals, alloys and semiconductors in five types of ILs, including halometallate ILs, air- and water-stable ILs, deep eutectic solvents (DESs), ILs with metal-containing cations, and protic ILs. Template-assisted deposition of nanostructures and macroporous structures in ILs is also presented. The effects of modulating factors such as deposition conditions (current density, current density mode, deposition time, temperature) and electrolyte components (cation, anion, metal salts, additives, water content) on the morphology, compositions, microstructures and properties of the prepared materials are highlighted.
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- Qinqin Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.,College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Robert Hayes
- Discipline
of Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Callaghan, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline
of Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Callaghan, Australia
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