A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions

Various quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 (0≤x≤1) chalcopyrite nanoparticles have been prepared from molecular single-source precursors via microwave decomposition. We were able to control the nanoparticle size, phase, stoichiometry, and solubility. Depending on the choice of surface modifiers used, we were a...

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Main Authors: Chivin Sun, Richard D. Westover, Gary Long, Cyril Bajracharya, Jerry D. Harris, Alex Punnoose, Rene G. Rodriguez, Joshua J. Pak
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/545234
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description Various quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 (0≤x≤1) chalcopyrite nanoparticles have been prepared from molecular single-source precursors via microwave decomposition. We were able to control the nanoparticle size, phase, stoichiometry, and solubility. Depending on the choice of surface modifiers used, we were able to tune the solubility of the resulting nanoparticles. This method has been used to generate up to 5 g of nanoparticles and up to 150 g from multiple batch reactions with excellent reproducibility. Data from UV-Vis, photoluminescence, X-ray diffraction, TEM, DSC/TGA-MS, and ICP-OES analyses have shown high reproducibility in nanoparticle size, composition, and bandgap.
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spelling doaj-art-eba8d537e72247448ea50a0988631b652025-08-20T03:21:18ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-806X1687-80782011-01-01201110.1155/2011/545234545234A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch ReactionsChivin Sun0Richard D. Westover1Gary Long2Cyril Bajracharya3Jerry D. Harris4Alex Punnoose5Rene G. Rodriguez6Joshua J. Pak7Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USADepartment of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USADepartment of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USADepartment of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USADepartment of Chemistry, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID 83686 , USADepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 , USADepartment of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USADepartment of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USAVarious quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 (0≤x≤1) chalcopyrite nanoparticles have been prepared from molecular single-source precursors via microwave decomposition. We were able to control the nanoparticle size, phase, stoichiometry, and solubility. Depending on the choice of surface modifiers used, we were able to tune the solubility of the resulting nanoparticles. This method has been used to generate up to 5 g of nanoparticles and up to 150 g from multiple batch reactions with excellent reproducibility. Data from UV-Vis, photoluminescence, X-ray diffraction, TEM, DSC/TGA-MS, and ICP-OES analyses have shown high reproducibility in nanoparticle size, composition, and bandgap.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/545234
spellingShingle Chivin Sun
Richard D. Westover
Gary Long
Cyril Bajracharya
Jerry D. Harris
Alex Punnoose
Rene G. Rodriguez
Joshua J. Pak
A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
title A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
title_full A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
title_fullStr A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
title_full_unstemmed A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
title_short A Large-Scale Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary CuInxGa1−xS2 Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via Microwave Batch Reactions
title_sort large scale synthesis and characterization of quaternary cuinxga1 xs2 chalcopyrite nanoparticles via microwave batch reactions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/545234
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