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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 633-641Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9294-7
Keywords
microwave irradiation; size-control; CuInS2; ternary; nanoparticle semi-conductor; colloids
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The properties of CuInS2 semi-conductor nanoparticles make them attractive materials for use in next-generation photovoltaics. We have prepared CuInS2 nanoparticles from single source precursors via microwave irradiation. Microwave irradiation methods have allowed us to increase the efficiency of preparation of these materials by providing uniform heating and rapid reaction times. The synergistic effect of varying thiol capping ligand concentrations as well as reaction temperatures and times resulted in fine control of nanoparticle growth in the 3-5 nm size range. Investigation of the photophysical properties of the colloidal nanoparticles were performed using electronic absorption and luminescence emission spectroscopy. Qualitative nanoparticles sizes were determined from the photoluminescence (PLE) data and compared to HRTEM images.
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