A simple solution-phase approach to synthesize high quality ternary AgInSe2 and band gap tunable quaternary AgIn(S1-xSe x)2 nanocrystals

Tianyu Bai, Chunguang Li, Feifei Li, Lan Zhao, Zhaorui Wang, He Huang, Cailing Chen, Yu Han, Zhan Shi, Shouhua Feng

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Abstract

A facile solution-phase route for the preparation of AgInSe2 nanocrystals was developed by using silver nitrate, indium stearate, and oleylamine-selenium (OAm-Se) as precursors. The evolution process of the AgInSe2 nanocrystals is discussed in detail and different reaction conditions all have a great impact on the growth and morphology of the nanocrystals. Alloyed AgIn(S1-xSex)2 nanocrystals with controlled composition across the entire range (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) was also successfully prepared by modulating the S/Se reactant mole ratio. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to confirm that the alloyed AgIn(S1-xSex)2 nanocrystals are homogeneous. The UV-vis absorption spectra revealed that the band gap energies of the alloyed AgIn(S1-xSex)2 nanocrystals could be continuously tuned by increasing the Se content. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2014.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6782
JournalNanoscale
Volume6
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the Foundation of the Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 21371069 and 21301068), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (no. 20110061110015) and National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 program) of China (no. 2013AA031702) and the Special Program of China Post-doctoral Science Foundation (no. 2012T50288).

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