Synthesis of hexagonal structured wurtzite and chalcopyrite CuInS2 via a simple solution route
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- 25 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nanoscale Research Letters
- Vol. 6 (1) , 562
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276x-6-562
Abstract
Wurtzite semiconductor CuInS2 [CIS] has been reported in recent years. As a kind of metastable structure, it is a great challenge to synthesize pure wurtzite CIS at low temperature. In this paper, via a simple and quick solution route, we synthesize both wurtzite- and chalcopyrite-structure CIS. Well-controlled wurtzite CIS hexagonal plates are obtained when an appropriate agent is added. The influence of the used agent triethanolamine [TEA] has also been studied, and it turns out that without TEA, chalcopyrite CIS with a kind of rare morphology is formed through this method.Keywords
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