Issue 16, 2014

Selective synthesis of copper gallium sulfide (CuGaS2) nanostructures of different sizes, crystal phases, and morphologies

Abstract

CuGaS2 nanostructures with different sizes, phases and morphologies were prepared. Chalcopyrite CuGaS2 nanocrystals with sizes ranging from 3.0 to 10.9 nm were synthesized using GaCl3, CuCl, and elemental sulfur as the precursors at temperatures ranging from 180 to 240 °C in hot-solvent synthesis. The CuGaS2 nanocrystals show size-dependent optical absorption and photoluminescence properties, exhibiting a quantum confinement effect. Wurtzite CuGaS2 nanostructures could be synthesized by replacing elemental sulfur with thiourea as the S source. We find that the amount of oleylamine (OLA) significantly affects the morphologies of the CuGaS2 nanostructures: CuGaS2 nanowires tend to form while the amount of OLA in the reaction decreased. The growth mechanism of CuGaS2 nanowires is proposed based on the experimental observation of morphology evolution from 130 to 240 °C.

Graphical abstract: Selective synthesis of copper gallium sulfide (CuGaS2) nanostructures of different sizes, crystal phases, and morphologies

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Dec 2013
Accepted
23 Jan 2014
First published
24 Jan 2014

CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 3323-3330

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Selective synthesis of copper gallium sulfide (CuGaS2) nanostructures of different sizes, crystal phases, and morphologies

S. Chang, B. Chiu, T. Gao, S. Jheng and H. Tuan, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 3323 DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42530D

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