@article {77,
	title = {Ag2S deposited on oxidized polypropylene as composite material for solar light absorption.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {301},
	year = {2014},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2014:372582(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {134 - 141},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {Thin film metal chalcogenides are superior solar light absorbers and can be combined into a functional material when deposited on polymeric substrates.  Ag2S composite materials were synthesized on oxidized polypropylene using chem. bath deposition method and their properties were explored using XRD, XPS, AFM and UV-Vis.  Polypropylene surfaces were modified using soln. methods to introduce hydrophilicity via carboxylic group formation which resulted in Ag2S film deposition and adhesion.  These films showed slightly sulfur enriched compn. from XPS anal. with the sulfate-like species forming, presumably at the oxidized polymer surface sites.  Ag2S particle growth mechanism included nucleation and rather large (few μm) aggregate formation eventually covering the complete polymer surface, as inferred from AFM anal.  Absorption edge of the composite material shifted toward the higher wavelength in UV-Vis spectrum with the no. of Ag2S exposure times showing a decreasing bandgap and the possibility of obtaining tunable optical property Ag2S-polymer composites using CBD methods. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {silver sulfide oxidized polypropylene chem bath deposition light absorption},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Krylova, Valentina and Milbrat, Alexander and Embrechts, Anika and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
@article {119,
	title = {Synthesis and properties of polyamide-Ag2S composite based solar energy absorber surfaces.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {282},
	year = {2013},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2013:1064916(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {552 - 560},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {Ag2S, an efficient solar light absorber, was synthesized using a modified chem. bath deposition (CBD) method and polyamide 6 (PA) as a host material via soln. phase reaction between AgNO3 and Na2S2O3.  XRD data showed a single, α-Ag2S (acanthite), cryst. phase present while surface and bulk chem. analyses, performed using XPS and EDS spectroscopies, showed 2:1 Ag:S ratio.  Direct and indirect bandgaps obtained from Tauc plots were 1.3 and 2.3 eV, resp.  Detailed surface chem. anal. showed 3 distinct S species with majority component due to the Ag2S chem. bonds and minority components due to 2 types of O-S bonds.  Cond. of the resulting composite material was shown to change with the reaction time thus enabling to obtain controlled cond. composite material.  The synthesis method presented is based on the low soly. of Ag2S and is potentially green, no byproduct producing, as all Ag2S nucleated outside the host material can be recycled into the process via dissolving it in HNO3. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {polyamide silver sulfide composite solar energy absorber surface},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Krylova, Valentina and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
