Syntheses of Cu2SnSe3 and Their Transformation into Cu2ZnSnSe4 Nanoparticles with Tunable Band Gap under Multibubble Sonoluminescence Conditions

Cu2SnSe3 (CTSe) and Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) nanoparticles were synthesized by sonochemical reactions under multibubble sonoluminescence (MBSL) conditions. First, Cu2SnSe3 nanoparticles were synthesized by the sonochemical method with an 85% yield, using CuCl, SnCl2, and Se. Second, ZnSe was coated on the CTSe nanoparticles by the same method. Then, they were transformed into CZTSe nanoparticles of 5–7 nm diameters by heating them at 500 °C for 1 h. The ratios between Zn and Sn could be controlled from 1 to 3.75 by adjusting the relative concentrations of CTSe and ZnSe. With relatively lower Zn:Sn ratios (0.75–1.26), there are mostly CZTSe nanoparticles but they are believed to include very small amount of CTS and ZnSe particles. The prepared nanoparticles show different band gaps from 1.36 to 1.47 eV depending on the Zn/Sn ratios. In this sonochemical method without using any toxic or high temperature solvents, the specific stoichiometric element Zn/Sn ratios in CZTSe were controllable on demand and their experimental results were always reproducible in separate syntheses. The CZTSe nanoparticles were investigated by using X-ray diffractometer, a UV-Vis spectrophotometer, scanning electron microscope, Raman spectroscopy, and a high resolution-transmission electron microscope.

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[IEEE Style]

J. Park, W. Y. Lee, C. H. Hwang, H. Kim, Y. Kim, I. Shim, "Syntheses of Cu₂SnSe₃ and Their Transformation into Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ Nanoparticles with Tunable Band Gap under Multibubble Sonoluminescence Conditions," Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 2331-2334, 2014. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2014.35.8.2331.

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Jongpil Park, Won Young Lee, Cha Hwan Hwang, Hanggeun Kim, Youngkwon Kim, and Il-Wun Shim. 2014. Syntheses of Cu₂SnSe₃ and Their Transformation into Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ Nanoparticles with Tunable Band Gap under Multibubble Sonoluminescence Conditions. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 35, 8, (2014), 2331-2334. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2014.35.8.2331.

Syntheses of Cu₂SnSe₃ and Their Transformation into Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ Nanoparticles with Tunable Band Gap under Multibubble Sonoluminescence Conditions

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