Issue 12, 2012

Controlling morphology and phase of pyrite FeS2 hierarchical particles via the combination of structure-direction and chelating agents

Abstract

Pyrite FeS2 hierarchical microparticles consisting of cubic-like crystals with well defined {100} faceted cubic textures were successfully synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method with the presence of ethylenediamine (en) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The roles of PVP and en in the synthesis process were elucidated by the investigation of morphology and crystalline phases of the products under different reaction conditions and by the analysis of atomic structures of the pyrite (100) and (111) surfaces with different termination layers. While en chelates with Fe2+ and reacts with S8 of the reaction agents to help with dispersion and nucleation as well as the role of reducing agent, PVP acts as both a phase regulator due to its reducing ability and a surface capping agent to bind the iron atoms at the FeS2 (111) surface and direct the formation of {100} facets. It was found that the oxidation state of iron ions and the species of anions in the iron reagents also played important roles in the formation of crystalline phase and morphology of the products. The pyrite hierarchical microparticles could be utilized as a new semiconductor ink for solution processing of photovoltaic devices and photodetectors as well as cathode materials for lithium batteries.

Graphical abstract: Controlling morphology and phase of pyrite FeS2 hierarchical particles via the combination of structure-direction and chelating agents

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Feb 2012
Accepted
26 Mar 2012
First published
27 Mar 2012

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4188-4195

Controlling morphology and phase of pyrite FeS2 hierarchical particles via the combination of structure-direction and chelating agents

L. Zhu, B. Richardson, J. Tanumihardja and Q. Yu, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 4188 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25222H

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