Room temperature synthesis of flower-like CuS nanostructures under assistance of ionic liquid

doi:10.1007/s12200-011-0167-4

Front Optoelec Chin

2011, Vol. 4

Issue (2) : 150-155 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-011-0167-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Room temperature synthesis of flower-like CuS nanostructures under assistance of ionic liquid

Chuyan CHEN, Qing LI(

), Yiying WANG, Yuan LI, Xiaolin ZHONG

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Education Ministry Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analysis, Southwest University, Chonqqing 400715, China

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Abstract

Flower-like CuS nanostructures have been synthesized via a liquid precipitation route by the reaction between CuCl₂·2H₂O and thioacetamide (CH₃CSNH₂, TAA) in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazole six hexafluorophosphoric acid salts ([BMIM][PF₆]) aqueous solution at room temperature. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electronic microscopy (FESEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer (UV-Vis) and Photoluminescence (PL) techniques. The as-prepared CuS nanostructures have a mean diameter of about 1 μm. A plausible mechanism was proposed to explain the formation of CuS nanostructures. The effects of experimental parameters on the formation of the products were also explored. With BET theory, it is found that the as-prepared CuS nanostructures have a specific area of 39 m²/g. The Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) pore size distribution of the as-prepared CuS nanostructures presents smaller pores centers about 60 nm. The UV-Vis and PL curves indicate that the as-prepared CuS nanostructures are promising candidates for the development of photoelectric devices.

Keywords nanostructures liquid precipitation method ionic liquid

Corresponding Author(s): LI Qing,Email:qli@swu.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 June 2011

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Chuyan CHEN,Qing LI,Yiying WANG, et al. Room temperature synthesis of flower-like CuS nanostructures under assistance of ionic liquid[J]. Front Optoelec Chin, 2011, 4(2): 150-155.

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Fig.1 Chemical structure of [BMIM][PF]

Fig.2 XRD patterns of sample prepared in [BMIM][PF]-water solution at room temperature for 48 h

Fig.3 FESEM images of flower-like CuS nanostructures. (a) Low magnification; (b) high magnification

Fig.4 FESEM images of CuS nanostructures in different conditions. (a) Reaction time for 24 h; (b) reaction time for 60 h; (c) in absence of [BMIM][PF]; (d) 2 mL [BMIM][PF]

Fig.5 Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm and pore size distributions (inset) of CuS nanostructures

Fig.6 UV-Vis absorption spectrum of CuS nanostructures

Fig.7 Photoluminescence spectrum (excited at 350 nm) of CuS nanostructures

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