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Rani S, Das S, Siddiqui SA, Jain A, Rani D, Pahuja M, Chaudhary N, Afshan M, Ghosh R, Swadia D, Riyajuddin SK, Bera C, Ghosh K. Harnessing Environmental Sensitivity in SnSe-Based Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Devices: Unveiling Negative Photoconductivity for Enhanced Photodetector Performance and Humidity Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:26899-26914. [PMID: 38741334 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The extreme sensitivity of 2D-layered materials to environmental adsorbates, which is typically seen as a challenge, is harnessed in this study to fine-tune the material properties. This work investigates the impact of environmental adsorbates on electrical properties by studying metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) devices fabricated on CVD-synthesized SnSe flakes. The freshly prepared devices exhibit positive photoconductivity (PPC), whereas they gradually develop negative photoconductivity (NPC) after being exposed to an ambient environment for ∼1 day. While the photodetectors based on positive photoconductivity exhibit a responsivity and detectivity of 6.1 A/W and 5.06 × 108 Jones, the same for the negative photoconductivity-based photodetector reaches up to 36.3 A/W and 1.49 × 109 Jones, respectively. In addition, the noise-equivalent power of the NPC photodetector decreases by 300 times as compared to the PPC device, which implies a prominent detection capability of the NPC device against weak photo signals. To substantiate the hypothesis that negative photoconductivity stems from the photodesorption of water and oxygen molecules on the dangling bonds of SnSe flakes, the flakes are etched along the most active planes (010) with a focused laser beam in an inert environment, which enhances responsivity by 43%, supporting negative photoconductivity linked to photodesorption. Furthermore, the humidity-dependent dark current variation of the NPC photodetectors is used to design a humidity sensor for human respiration monitoring with faster response and recovery times of 0.72 and 0.68 s, respectively. These findings open up the possibility of tuning the photoelectrical response of layered materials in a facile manner to develop future sensors and optoelectronic multifunctional devices.
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- Seema Rani
- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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- Quantum Materials & Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City-Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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Kim S, Lee W, Ko K, Cho H, Cho H, Jeon S, Jeong C, Kim S, Ding F, Suh J. Phase-Centric MOCVD Enabled Synthetic Approaches for Wafer-Scale 2D Tin Selenides. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2400800. [PMID: 38593471 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Following an initial nucleation stage at the flake level, atomically thin film growth of a van der Waals material is promoted by ultrafast lateral growth and prohibited vertical growth. To produce these highly anisotropic films, synthetic or post-synthetic modifications are required, or even a combination of both, to ensure large-area, pure-phase, and low-temperature deposition. A set of synthetic strategies is hereby presented to selectively produce wafer-scale tin selenides, SnSex (both x = 1 and 2), in the 2D forms. The 2D-SnSe2 films with tuneable thicknesses are directly grown via metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) at 200 °C, and they exhibit outstanding crystallinities and phase homogeneities and consistent film thickness across the entire wafer. This is enabled by excellent control of the volatile metal-organic precursors and decoupled dual-temperature regimes for high-temperature ligand cracking and low-temperature growth. In contrast, SnSe, which intrinsically inhibited from 2D growth, is indirectly prepared by a thermally driven phase transition of an as-grown 2D-SnSe2 film with all the benefits of the MOCVD technique. It is accompanied by the electronic n-type to p-type crossover at the wafer scale. These tailor-made synthetic routes will accelerate the low-thermal-budget production of multiphase 2D materials in a reliable and scalable fashion.
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- Sungyeon Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
- Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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Chin JR, Frye MB, Liu DSH, Hilse M, Graham IC, Shallenberger J, Wang K, Engel-Herbert R, Wang M, Shin YK, Nayir N, van Duin ACT, Garten LM. Self-limiting stoichiometry in SnSe thin films. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:9973-9984. [PMID: 37272496 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00645j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Unique functionalities can arise when 2D materials are scaled down near the monolayer limit. However, in 2D materials with strong van der Waals bonds between layers, such as SnSe, maintaining stoichiometry while limiting vertical growth is difficult. Here, we describe how self-limiting stoichiometry can promote the growth of SnSe thin films deposited by molecular beam epitaxy. The Pnma phase of SnSe was stabilized over a broad range of Sn : Se flux ratios from 1 : 1 to 1 : 5. Changing the flux ratio does not affect the film stoichiometry, but influences the predominant crystallographic orientation. ReaxFF molecular dynamics (MD) simulation demonstrates that, while a mixture of Sn/Se stoichiometries forms initially, SnSe stabilizes as the cluster size evolves. The MD results further show that the excess selenium coalesces into Se clusters that weakly interact with the surface of the SnSe particles, leading to the limited stoichiometric change. Raman spectroscopy corroborates this model showing the initial formation of SnSe2 transitioning into SnSe as experimental film growth progresses. Transmission electron microscopy measurements taken on films deposited with growth rates above 0.25 Å s-1 show a thin layer of SnSe2 that disrupts the crystallographic orientation of the SnSe films. Therefore, using the conditions for self-limiting SnSe growth while avoiding the formation of SnSe2 was found to increase the lateral scale of the SnSe layers. Overall, self-limiting stoichiometry provides a promising avenue for maintaining growth of large lateral-scale SnSe for device fabrication.
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- Jonathan R Chin
- The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, USA.
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- The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, USA.
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Paul-Drude Institut für Festkörperelektronik Berlin, Leibniz-Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin eV., Berlin 10117, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Physics Department, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, 70000, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, USA.
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Wu CY, Lee CJ, Yu YH, Tsao HW, Su YH, Kaun CC, Chen JS, Wu JJ. Efficacious CO 2 Photoconversion to C2 and C3 Hydrocarbons on Upright SnS-SnS 2 Heterojunction Nanosheet Frameworks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:4984-4992. [PMID: 33492922 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, SnS-SnS2 heterostructured upright nanosheet frameworks are constructed on FTO substrates, which demonstrate promising photocatalytic performances for the conversion of CO2 and water to C2 (acetaldehyde) and C3 (acetone) hydrocarbons without H2 formation. With post annealing in designated atmospheres, the photocatalytic activity of the SnS-SnS2 heterostructured nanosheet framework is critically enhanced by increasing the fraction of crystalline SnS in nanosheets through partial transformation of the SnS2 matrix to SnS but not obviously influenced by improving the crystallinity of the SnS2 matrix. DFT calculations indicate that transformed SnS possesses the CO2 adsorption sites with significantly lower activation energy for the rate-determining step to drive efficient CO2 conversion catalysis. The experimental results and DFT calculations suggest that the SnS-SnS2 heterojunction nanosheet framework photocatalyst experiences Z-scheme charge transfer dynamic to allow the water oxidation and CO2 reduction reactions occurring on the surfaces of SnS2 and SnS, respectively. The Z-scheme SnS-SnS2 heterostructured nanosheet framework photocatalyst exhibits not only efficient charge separation but also highly catalytic active sites to boost the photocatalytic activity for CO2 conversion to C2 and C3 hydrocarbons.
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- Chun-Yuan Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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Ahmet IY, Thompson JR, Johnson AL. Oxidative Addition to SnII
Guanidinate Complexes: Precursors to Tin(II) Chalcogenide Nanocrystals. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Ibrahim Y. Ahmet
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies; Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Claverton Down BA2 7AY Bath UK
- Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Claverton Down BA2 7AY Bath UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies; Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Claverton Down BA2 7AY Bath UK
- Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Claverton Down BA2 7AY Bath UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies; Department of Chemistry; University of Bath; Claverton Down BA2 7AY Bath UK
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Cheng W, Singh N, Elliott W, Lee J, Rassoolkhani A, Jin X, McFarland EW, Mubeen S. Earth-Abundant Tin Sulfide-Based Photocathodes for Solar Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1700362. [PMID: 29375966 PMCID: PMC5770675 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Tin-based chalcogenide semiconductors, though attractive materials for photovoltaics, have to date exhibited poor performance and stability for photoelectrochemical applications. Here, a novel strategy is reported to improve performance and stability of tin monosulfide (SnS) nanoplatelet thin films for H2 production in acidic media without any use of sacrificial reagent. P-type SnS nanoplatelet films are coated with the n-CdS buffer layer and the TiO2 passivation layer to form type II heterojunction photocathodes. These photocathodes with subsequent deposition of Pt nanoparticles generate a photovoltage of 300 mV and a photocurrent density of 2.4 mA cm-2 at 0 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) for water splitting under simulated visible-light illumination (λ > 500 nm, Pin = 80 mW cm-2). The incident photon-to-current efficiency at 0 V versus RHE for H2 production reach a maximum of 12.7% at 575 nm with internal quantum efficiency of 13.8%. The faradaic efficiency for hydrogen evolution remains close to unity after 6000 s of illumination, confirming the robustness of the heterojunction for solar H2 production.
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- Wei Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of IowaIowa CityIA52242USA
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCA93106USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCA93106USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of IowaIowa CityIA52242USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of IowaIowa CityIA52242USA
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200240China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraCA93106USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringUniversity of IowaIowa CityIA52242USA
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Ahmet IY, Hill MS, Raithby PR, Johnson AL. Tin guanidinato complexes: oxidative control of Sn, SnS, SnSe and SnTe thin film deposition. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:5031-5048. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00773j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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SnS, SnSe and SnTe are potentially important semiconductor materials. We report for the first time the oxidative controlled Aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition (AA-CVD) of phase pure Sn(ii) chalcogenide thin films, using chalcogenide Sn(iv) guanidinate precursors, containing SnCh bonds (Ch = S, Se and Te).
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- Ibrahim Y. Ahmet
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
- UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
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Khan MD, Aamir M, Murtaza G, Malik MA, Revaprasadu N. Structural investigations of SnS1−xSexsolid solution synthesized from chalcogeno-carboxylate complexes of organo-tin by colloidal and solvent-less routes. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:10025-10034. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01266k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Tin chalcogenides are important semiconducting materials due to their non-toxic nature, cost effectiveness and layered structure.
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- Malik Dilshad Khan
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Zululand
- Kwa-Dlangezwa 3880
- South Africa
- School of Materials
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Zululand
- Kwa-Dlangezwa 3880
- South Africa
- Department of Chemistry
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- School of Chemistry
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- UK
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Mukhokosi EP, Krupanidhi SB, Nanda KK. Band Gap Engineering of Hexagonal SnSe 2 Nanostructured Thin Films for Infra-Red Photodetection. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15215. [PMID: 29123219 PMCID: PMC5680184 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15519-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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We, for the first time, provide the experimental demonstration on the band gap engineering of layered hexagonal SnSe2 nanostructured thin films by varying the thickness. For 50 nm thick film, the band gap is ~2.04 eV similar to that of monolayer, whereas the band gap is approximately ~1.2 eV similar to that of bulk for the 1200 nm thick film. The variation of the band gap is consistent with the the theoretically predicted layer-dependent band gap of SnSe2. Interestingly, the 400–1200 nm thick films were sensitiveto 1064 nm laser iradiation and the sensitivity increases almost exponentiallly with thickness, while films with 50–140 nm thick are insensitive which is due to the fact that the band gap of thinner films is greater than the energy corresponding to 1064 nm. Over all, our results establish the possibility of engineering the band gap of SnSe2 layered structures by simply controlling the thickness of the film to absorb a wide range of electromagnetic radiation from infra-red to visible range.
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- Emma P Mukhokosi
- Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Jang Y, Yanover D, Čapek RK, Shapiro A, Grumbach N, Kauffmann Y, Sashchiuk A, Lifshitz E. Cation Exchange Combined with Kirkendall Effect in the Preparation of SnTe/CdTe and CdTe/SnTe Core/Shell Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:2602-2609. [PMID: 27331900 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Controlling the synthesis of narrow band gap semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) with a high-quality surface is of prime importance for scientific and technological interests. This Letter presents facile solution-phase syntheses of SnTe NCs and their corresponding core/shell heterostructures. Here, we synthesized monodisperse and highly crystalline SnTe NCs by employing an inexpensive, nontoxic precursor, SnCl2, the reactivity of which was enhanced by adding a reducing agent, 1,2-hexadecanediol. Moreover, we developed a synthesis procedure for the formation of SnTe-based core/shell NCs by combining the cation exchange and the Kirkendall effect. The cation exchange of Sn(2+) by Cd(2+) at the surface allowed primarily the formation of SnTe/CdTe core/shell NCs. Further continuation of the reaction promoted an intensive diffusion of the Cd(2+) ions, which via the Kirkendall effect led to the formation of the inverted CdTe/SnTe core/shell NCs.
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- Youngjin Jang
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Das L, Guleria A, Neogy S, Adhikari S. Porous nanostructures of SnSe: role of ionic liquid, tuning of nanomorphology and mechanistic studies. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra15745a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Porous SnSe nanoparticles have been synthesized in imidazolium based RTILviaelectron beam irradiation. RTIL provides a stabilizing environment as well as anin situsource of reducing radicals for the reduction of precursors.
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- Laboni Das
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400085
- India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400085
- India
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- Materials Science Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400085
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400085
- India
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Das L, Guleria A, Adhikari S. Aqueous phase one-pot green synthesis of SnSe nanosheets in a protein matrix: negligible cytotoxicity and room temperature emission in the visible region. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra09448h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A rapid, facile, reproducible and green method for synthesizing SnSe nanosheets in aqueous media is reported. Cyclic voltammetry studies indicate better thermodynamic feasibility for reducing SnSe, while the nanomaterial is nontoxic up to a 100 μM concentration in CHO cells.
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- Laboni Das
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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Im HS, Myung Y, Park K, Jung CS, Lim YR, Jang DM, Park J. Ternary alloy nanocrystals of tin and germanium chalcogenides. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra01011f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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SnxGe1−xS, SnxGe1−xSe, GeSxSe1−x, and SnSxSe1−x alloy nanocrystals were synthesized by novel gas-phase laser photolysis. Their composition-dependent lattice parameters and band gap were thoroughly characterized. The SnxGe1−xS and SnSxSe1−x nanocrystals exhibit higher photoconversion efficiency as compared with the end members.
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- Hyung Soon Im
- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea University
- Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
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