Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method

Nanostructured Cu-Sn-S powder was prepared by a relatively low-cost, simple, and green solvothermal method. Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures were successfully synthesized in 50 vol% ethanol water solution at 200 °C for 7.5 h. The structure and photophysical properties of the as-obtained samples we...

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Main Authors: Qingyun Chen, Di Ma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/593420
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description Nanostructured Cu-Sn-S powder was prepared by a relatively low-cost, simple, and green solvothermal method. Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures were successfully synthesized in 50 vol% ethanol water solution at 200 °C for 7.5 h. The structure and photophysical properties of the as-obtained samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and UV-Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy. Results showed that the cubic and tetragonal Cu2SnS3 was obtained by varying the ethanol contents. The band-gap energy of tetragonal Cu2SnS3 nanocrystals is near the optimum for photovoltaic solar conversion in a single band-gap device.
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spelling doaj-art-e157c92c3a8b4bb58063bafb5f52b4da2025-08-20T02:21:02ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/593420593420Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal MethodQingyun Chen0Di Ma1State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaNanostructured Cu-Sn-S powder was prepared by a relatively low-cost, simple, and green solvothermal method. Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures were successfully synthesized in 50 vol% ethanol water solution at 200 °C for 7.5 h. The structure and photophysical properties of the as-obtained samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and UV-Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy. Results showed that the cubic and tetragonal Cu2SnS3 was obtained by varying the ethanol contents. The band-gap energy of tetragonal Cu2SnS3 nanocrystals is near the optimum for photovoltaic solar conversion in a single band-gap device.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/593420
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Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method
International Journal of Photoenergy
title Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method
title_full Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method
title_fullStr Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method
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title_short Preparation of Nanostructured Cu2SnS3 Photocatalysts by Solvothermal Method
title_sort preparation of nanostructured cu2sns3 photocatalysts by solvothermal method
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