Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 26, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/26/265615
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [10774046]
- Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission Foundation [09JC1404600, 0852nm06100]
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We present a fast and simple protocol for large-scale preparation of quaternary Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe), as well as CZTSe/Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) core/shell nanowires using CuSe nanowire bundles as self-sacrificial templates. CuSe nanowire bundles were synthesized by reacting Cu2-xSe nanowire bundles with sodium citrate solution. CZTSe nanowires were prepared by reacting CuSe nanowire bundles with Zn(CH3COO)(2) and SnCl2 in triethylene glycol. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and selected area electron diffraction studies show that stannite CZTSe is formed. The formed CZTSe nanowire bundles have diameters of 200-400 nm and lengths of up to hundreds of micrometers. CZTSe/CZTS nanocable bundles with similar morphologies were grown by the addition of some elemental sulfur to the reaction system for growth of CZTSe bundles. The stannite CZTSe/kesterite CZTS core/shell structure of the grown nanocables was confirmed by XRD and high-resolution transmission electron microscope investigation. The influence of S/Se molar ratio in the reaction system on the crystallographic structures and optical properties of CZTSe/CZTS nanocables was studied. The obtained CZTSe/CZTS core/shell nanocable bundles show broad and enhanced optical absorption over the visible and near-infrared region, which is promising for use in photovoltaic applications.
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