Manipulating surface ligands of copper sulfide nanocrystals: synthesis, characterization, and application to organic solar cells.
CuS NCs were synthesized via a facile sol-gel method without post-thermal treatment. The as-prepared CuS NCs were analyzed and confirmed by XRD, HR-TEM, EDS and XPS as hexagonal covellite CuS. The average diameter of the samples was about 3nm with narrow size distribution. CuS NCs can form a thin and smooth film without ligand-exchange that can be used as hole transport layer in organic solar cell. These hydrophilic CuS NCs with pyridine ligands can be exchanged with OAm and OA rapidly at room temperature and present hydrophobic characteristic, resulting in forming oil-soluble CuS NCs. This makes it possible tuning the surface property of CuS NCs and has the potential application for different fields.
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China; Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China.
Jun
J
Li
Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China. Electronic address: jiutonggang@nimte.ac.cn.
Tonggang
T
Jiu
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China.
Guo-Hong
GH
Tao
Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China.
Guojie
G
Wang
Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China.
Chunming
C
Sun
Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China.
Pandeng
P
Li
Institute of New Energy Technology, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China. Electronic address: fangjf@nimte.ac.cn.
Junfeng
J
Fang
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China. Electronic address: lhe@scu.edu.cn.
Ling
L
He
CuS Nanocrystals; Interfacial application; Ligand-exchange