Synthesis and characterization of Sn2S3 as nanoparticles, powders and thin films, using soft chemistry reactions

R. Godoy-Rosas*, S. Barraza-Félix, R. Ramírez-Bon, R. Ochoa-Landin, H. A. Pineda-León, M. Flores-Acosta, S. G. Ruvalcaba-Manzo, M. C. Acosta-Enriquez, S. J. Castillo

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Abstract

In this paper is proposed a new formulation to obtain Sn2S3 nanoparticles, powders, and thin films from aqueous solutions; where the main precursor compounds are a tin salt and a sulfur source. In the intermediate process was used a combination of two complexing agents in order to control the reaction and obtain nanoscale particles, these agents were polyethyleneimine, acetylacetone and a mix of ammonium hydroxide with ammonium chloride. The identification and measurement of the nanoparticles was by DLS, HRTEM, UV-vis, XPS, XRD and Raman Spectroscopy, where direct and indirect bandgaps were 1.65 and 1.31 eV, respectively, the corresponding crystallographic phase was orthorhombic, matching with the Powder Diffraction File, PDF # 14-0619. The calculated sizes were 6 nm by XRD and 13 nm by DLS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-371
Number of pages7
JournalChalcogenide Letters
Volume14
Issue number9
StatePublished - Sep 2017

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Keywords

  • Materials characterization
  • Nanoparticles
  • Semiconductors
  • Tin sulfide

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