Photocurrent and photovoltaic characteristics of copper sulfide nanowires grown by a hydrothermal method

Nanostructured copper sulfides: synthesis, properties and applications

“…Accordingly, the synthesis of copper sulfides was successfully achieved in the form of nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires or nanotubes by this approach. 31,[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61] The application of stabilizing/capping agents has also been extensively employed in order to stabilize the narrow size distribution in 0D and specific high-energy surfaces in 1D and 2D nanostructures of copper sulfide. Du et al 31 synthesized single-crystalline, hexagonal covellite (CuS) nanoplatelets (dia: 26 nm, thickness: 8 nm) by solvothermal method in the presence of hexadecylamine and toluene as capping agent and solvent, respectively.…”

“…In addition, polymers were also often used as a capping agent to prepare copper sulfide superstructures under hydrothermal conditions. 13,14,20,58,63,64 Zhang et al 63 synthesized CuS nanotubes by solvothermal process in a microemulsion system consisting of oleic acid, water and poly-IJvinylpyrrolidone). Jia and his coworkers 54 reported the facile synthesis of hexagonal bifrustum-shaped copper sulfide (CuS) nanocrystals via hydrothermal method assisted by tetradecylamine.…”

Compound Copper Chalcogenide Nanocrystals

“…Wu et al reported the fabrication of 2% PCE single-nanotube Schottky solar cells, which were based on a CuS nanotube-ITO film junction on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) substrate and the use of an Ag layer as a reflection mirror to increase light absorption . Single-nanowire CuS Schottky devices using Cu electrodes were also fabricated by S. K. Goswami et al and were consequently tested using a Hg lamp, with 120 mW excitation power, reaching a V oc of 0.18 V and a short circuit current ( I sc ) of 0.78 mA . Single-nanowire devices using ZnO−CIS core−shell nanowires, where the CIS nanowires were grown by chemical spray pyrolysis, were reported to show excellent diode behavior in a Pt/ZnO/CIS/Pt architecture …”

Graphene-Oxide-Directed Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ultralong M(VO3)n Composite Nanoribbons

“…This is mainly due to the traditional methods such as chemical vapor deposition and etching which are applicable to the synthesis of binary compounds but are not suitable for that of ternary compounds. , Grow techniques related to the well-developed solvothermal and hydrothermal synthetic approaches used for nanoribbons have been adapted and applied with some success to produce ZnGeO 4 nanoribbon . Nevertheless, a widely employed hydrothermal route for synthesizing nanobelts is the use of templates, surfactants, or structure-directing agents, including a variety of small organic amine molecules and polymers. , Moreover, formally in order to make less affection on the properties, the sample has to be washed or calcined for eradicating the structure-directing agents. Furthermore, there is no structure-directing agent suitable for the synthesis of a series of nanoribbons.…”

“…9 Nevertheless, a widely employed hydrothermal route for synthesizing nanobelts is the use of templates, surfactants, or structure-directing agents, including a variety of small organic amine molecules and polymers. 9,10 Moreover, formally in order to make less affection on the properties, the sample has to be washed or calcined for eradicating the structure-directing agents. Furthermore, there is no structure-directing agent suitable for the synthesis of a series of nanoribbons.…”