Copper sulfide nanorods grown at room temperature for photovoltaic application

RETRACTED: Synthesis, Optical and Structural Properties of Copper Sulfide Nanocrystals from Single Molecule Precursors

“…Several methods have been used to synthesize metal sulfide nanoparticles, including solvothermal synthesis [ 32 ], microwave [ 33 ], ultrasonic irradiation [ 34 ], and thermolysis of single-source precursors in high boiling point solvents that act as surface passivating agents [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ]. For the synthesis of CuS nanocrystals, different synthetic techniques have also been used [ 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ] to produce nanoparticles with varying morphologies such as nanotubes [ 43 ], nanowires [ 44 ], and nanoplatelets [ 45 ], among others [ 46 , 47 ]. Among nanocrystal synthetic methods, the single-source precursor technique produces nanocrystals with reasonable monodispersity [ 48 ], and studies have indicated that the sizes and shapes of the resulting nanocrystals are influenced by the precursor concentration [ 49 ], reaction time [ 50 ], and temperature [ 51 ].…”

Electrodeposition of nanowires of a high copper content thiourea precursor of copper sulfide

“…[22][23][24][25][26] For the fabrication of copper sulde nanoparticles with varying, tailor-made morphologies, 22,26,27 different synthesis techniques have been used. 24,25,28,29 Among these, synthetic routes based on dry single source precursors for copper and sulfur are of particular interest because they are cost effective, employ relatively low temperatures (80 to 200 C), and produce high quality uniform nanocrystals. [30][31][32][33][34] Hence, this low temperature synthesis of copper sulde from single-source precursors is particularly relevant e.g.…”

Electrochemical synthesis of nanoplatelets-like CuS0.2Se0.8 thin film for photoluminescence applications

“…Cu layer was deposited on the substrate at a reduction potential of −0.65 V and the film was deposited at the same reduction potential [8]. We fixed the deposition potential as −0.65 V versus SCE.…”

“…Copper sulfide has been deposited by various methods, such as electrodeposition [8], chemical bath deposition [9], spray pyrolysis [10], successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method [11]. Copper selenide has been deposited by different methods, such as electrodeposition [12], solution growth technique [13], chemical bath deposition [14,15], water evaporation induced assembly [16], modified hydrothermal method [17], whereas copper sulfide selenide has been deposited by cation exchange and electrochemical lithiation [18].…”