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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Rakesh Agrawal, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jonathan William Turnley, Lafayette, IN (US);
Swapnil Deshmukh, Tualatin, OR (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of direct deposition of multinary metal polyselenide films, including precipitating alkylammonium polyselenide with an antisolvent, redissolution of precipitated alkylammonium polyselenide with a solvent, dissolving at least one metal source, such as elemental metal, a metal containing compound, or a combination thereof, in the solution containing polyselenide ions to provide a precursor solution, and using the precursor solution to fabricate metal polyselenides. The metal source is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Zn, Cd, In, Ga, Sn, Ge, As, CuSe, CuO, CuCl, and combinations thereof. The precursor solution is substantially sulfur-free.