Renewable energy devices have been brought to the forefront of much research due to the world's steadily growing energy demands. One material that is being studied for this purpose is iron pyrite (FeS2) which is a cheap earth abundant compound that has shown promising applications in photovoltaics, photocatalysts, and photoelectrochemical cells. This study reports on the purity, crystal structure, and absorbance of iron pyrite using the different iron halide (FeI2, FeBr-2, FeCl2 and FeF2) as starting materials. This new information regarding the iron halide precursor's different effects will be used to identify the best material for photovoltaic applications.

Investigation of iron halide precursors for the synthesis of iron pyrite and their characteristics for solar cell applications

247th National Meeting (2014)

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