Synthesis, characterization and optical property of flower-like indium tin sulfide nanostructures.
We report a simple method for novel flower-like In(4)SnS(8) nanostructure synthesis. A flower-like In(4)SnS(8) nanostructure was synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal route using the biomolecule L-cysteine as a sulfur source. The structure was characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nitrogen adsorption analysis and photoluminescence spectra. This flower-like structure consists of crosslinked nanoflakes and possesses good thermostability and a high BET surface area. Photoluminescence (PL) characterization indicates that it has a blue light emission. This facile, environmental friendly, method can be extended to other ternary sulfides nanostructure syntheses.
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilizations, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, China.
Yongqian
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Lei
Yan
Y
Xing
Weiqiang
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Fan
Shuyan
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Song
Hongjie
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Zhang