Tin sulfide (SnS) is a semiconductor with direct optical band gap of 1.3 eV and absorption coefficient above 10 4 cm â1 for photon energies above 1.3 eV. It is a p-type semiconductor whose electrical properties can be tailored by doping and structural modification and has emerged as one of the simple, non-toxic and affordable material for thin films solar cells since a decade.
Quartz: Letâs talk installation costs so that we can get a realistic, final price. Quartz has historically been more expensive than granite, but times have changed, technology has improved and now the discussion is not so cut-and-dry. Quartz generally runs from about $65-$100 per square foot installed. So your average quartz countertop of, say, 40 square feet will run from $2,600-$4,000.
All of these products are container shipped across oceans, and this is dependent on petroleum prices. 1  Granite: Slab granite can start around $60 per square foot, but prices exponentially rise from there. 2  Quartz: From $67 to $93 per square foot, installed. Cost of a typical quartz counter installation, comprised of 28 square feet of Zodiaq Abyss Black with 5 square feet of similar material bevel edged backsplash, and a cut-out made for a double-bowl sink, will be about $2,219 to $3,081.