Electrochemical synthesis of copper sulfide nanoparticles

Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles: Precursor Chemistry

Fascination with and the need for evermore increasing efficiency, power, or strength have been the cornerstones for developing new materials and methods for their creation. Higher solar cell conversion efficiencies, increased battery storage power, and lightweight strong materials are some that have been at the forefront of attention for these efforts. Materials created for most applications start as simple chemical compounds. A study of how these chemicals have been used in the past can be used to create new materials and new methods of production. Herein, a class of materials that are valuable in a multitude of applications, metal sulfide nanoparticles, are examined, along with how they are being produced and how new methods can be established that will help to standardize and increase production capabilities. Precursor–solvent combinations that can be used to create metal sulfide nanoparticles in the gas phase are also explored.

Metal acetate based synthesis of small-sized Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals: effect of injection temperature and synthesis time

The metal precursor reactivity is shown to tune the Cu₂ZnSnS₄formation mechanism, and a synthesis with preferential formation of small-sized nanocrystals is demonstrated.

Single-source mediated facile electrosynthesis of p-Cu2S thin films on TCO (SnO2:F) with enhanced photocatalytic activities

Electrosynthesis of Cu₂S thin films on TCO using a single-source precursor, [Cu(mdpa)₂][CuCl₂]. Deposition of the thin films occurs with the optimization of precursor concentration.