Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures composed of nano-flakes were successfully synthesized by solvothermal technique at 180 ℃ for 16 h. In the preparation process, CuCl2·H2O, SnCl2·2H2O and thiourea were used...Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures composed of nano-flakes were successfully synthesized by solvothermal technique at 180 ℃ for 16 h. In the preparation process, CuCl2·H2O, SnCl2·2H2O and thiourea were used as raw materials, and ethylene glycol were used as solvent. The results showed that the obtained product was pure phase Cu2SnS3. The average diameter of Cu2SnS3 flowers and the thickness of the nano-flakes were about 1-1.5 μm and 10 nm, respectively. The influence of reaction time and solvents on the morphology, size and structure of the products was investigated by powder X-ray diffraction and field-emission scan electron microscopy （FESEM）. The ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum measurement indicated that the band gap of the sample was about 1.26 eV and could be applied to the absorbing layer of thin solar cell. The possible formation mechanism of flower-like Cu2SnS3 was also proposed and discussed.展开更多
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50972107 and 51272059)the Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Teams of Zhejiang Province,China(No. 2009R50010)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province,China(No.201202087)Program of Science and Technology Project of Wenzhou,China(No.G20110012)
文摘Flower-like Cu2SnS3 nanostructures composed of nano-flakes were successfully synthesized by solvothermal technique at 180 ℃ for 16 h. In the preparation process, CuCl2·H2O, SnCl2·2H2O and thiourea were used as raw materials, and ethylene glycol were used as solvent. The results showed that the obtained product was pure phase Cu2SnS3. The average diameter of Cu2SnS3 flowers and the thickness of the nano-flakes were about 1-1.5 μm and 10 nm, respectively. The influence of reaction time and solvents on the morphology, size and structure of the products was investigated by powder X-ray diffraction and field-emission scan electron microscopy （FESEM）. The ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum measurement indicated that the band gap of the sample was about 1.26 eV and could be applied to the absorbing layer of thin solar cell. The possible formation mechanism of flower-like Cu2SnS3 was also proposed and discussed.
