Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 1823-1834Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am404829g
Keywords
CuS nanotubes; solid spheres; nanoplates; nanoparticles; self-assembly; catalysis
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- Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India [INT/Korea/P-02]
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A simple, template-free and mild solution chemistry route was employed to synthesize diverse copper sulfide (CuS) nanostructured assemblies at 70 degrees C by varying the solvent (water or ethylene glycol, or their ratios (3:1, 1:1 and 1:3)). The CuS structures in the shape of spheres and nanotubes were found to be assemblies of either nanoplates or nanoparticles. The nanotube formation was elaborately studied by varying the synthesis parameters such as temperature, reaction duration, precursor's ratio, and counterions. Counterions such as NO3- and SO42- were found to be suitable for nanotube formation whereas in the presence of Cl- and OAc- ions, CuS flake-like and nanoparticle assemblies are obtained, respectively. The optical bandgaps for the CuS with different morphologies were measured to be in the range of 1.88-2.16 eV. The bandgap of CuS in the visible region of electromagnetic radiation prompted it to be used as photocatalyst in the past under natural light. However, we demonstrate here the similar catalytic performance of as-synthesized CuS nanostructures for the degradation of methylene blue in the dark, suggesting that light does not play a role in its catalytic behavior.
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