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Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications

The indirect bandgap semiconductor tin selenide (SnSe) has been a research hotspot in the thermoelectric fields since a ZT (figure of merit) value of 2.6 at 923 K in SnSe single crystals along the b‐axis is reported. SnSe has also been extensively studied in the photovoltaic (PV) application for its...

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Autores principales: Shi, Weiran, Gao, Minxuan, Wei, Jinping, Gao, Jianfeng, Fan, Chenwei, Ashalley, Eric, Li, Handong, Wang, Zhiming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5908367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29721411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700602
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author Shi, Weiran
Gao, Minxuan
Wei, Jinping
Gao, Jianfeng
Fan, Chenwei
Ashalley, Eric
Li, Handong
Wang, Zhiming
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Gao, Minxuan
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description The indirect bandgap semiconductor tin selenide (SnSe) has been a research hotspot in the thermoelectric fields since a ZT (figure of merit) value of 2.6 at 923 K in SnSe single crystals along the b‐axis is reported. SnSe has also been extensively studied in the photovoltaic (PV) application for its extraordinary advantages including excellent optoelectronic properties, absence of toxicity, cheap raw materials, and relative abundance. Moreover, the thermoelectric and optoelectronic properties of SnSe can be regulated by the structural transformation and appropriate doping. Here, the studies in SnSe research, from its evolution to till now, are reviewed. The growth, characterization, and recent developments in SnSe research are discussed. The most popular growth techniques that have been used to prepare SnSe materials are discussed in detail with their recent progress. Important phenomena in the growth of SnSe as well as the problems remaining for future study are discussed. The applications of SnSe in the PV fields, Li‐ion batteries, and other emerging fields are also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-59083672018-05-02 Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications Shi, Weiran Gao, Minxuan Wei, Jinping Gao, Jianfeng Fan, Chenwei Ashalley, Eric Li, Handong Wang, Zhiming Adv Sci (Weinh) Reviews The indirect bandgap semiconductor tin selenide (SnSe) has been a research hotspot in the thermoelectric fields since a ZT (figure of merit) value of 2.6 at 923 K in SnSe single crystals along the b‐axis is reported. SnSe has also been extensively studied in the photovoltaic (PV) application for its extraordinary advantages including excellent optoelectronic properties, absence of toxicity, cheap raw materials, and relative abundance. Moreover, the thermoelectric and optoelectronic properties of SnSe can be regulated by the structural transformation and appropriate doping. Here, the studies in SnSe research, from its evolution to till now, are reviewed. The growth, characterization, and recent developments in SnSe research are discussed. The most popular growth techniques that have been used to prepare SnSe materials are discussed in detail with their recent progress. Important phenomena in the growth of SnSe as well as the problems remaining for future study are discussed. The applications of SnSe in the PV fields, Li‐ion batteries, and other emerging fields are also discussed. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5908367/ /pubmed/29721411 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700602 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Shi, Weiran
Gao, Minxuan
Wei, Jinping
Gao, Jianfeng
Fan, Chenwei
Ashalley, Eric
Li, Handong
Wang, Zhiming
Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications
title Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications
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title_full_unstemmed Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications
title_short Tin Selenide (SnSe): Growth, Properties, and Applications
title_sort tin selenide (snse): growth, properties, and applications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5908367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29721411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700602
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