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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Jesse A. Frantz, Washington, DC (US);
Jason D. Myers, Alexandria, VA (US);
Colin C. Baker, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Steven C. Erwin, Washington, DC (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for passivating the surface of crystalline iron disulfide (FeS) by encapsulating it within an epitaxial zinc sulfide (ZnS) matrix. Also disclosed is the related product comprising FeSencapsulated by a ZnS matrix in which the sulfur atoms at the FeSsurfaces are passivated. Additionally disclosed is a photovoltaic (PV) device incorporating FeSencapsulated by a ZnS matrix.