Pure phase synthesis of Cu₃PS₄ and Cu₆PS₅Cl for semiconductor applications.

ABSTRACT: We have achieved the first reported pure phase synthesis of two new nanoparticle materials, Cu₃PS₄ and Cu₆PS₅Cl. We have achieved this through learning about the potential reaction pathways that CuCl₂, P₂S₅, and 1-dodecanethiol can take. This study has shown that the key variable to control is the state of the phosphorus source when the CuCl₂ is added. If P₂S₅ is added together with the CuCl₂ to dodecanethiol then the reaction will follow a path to Cu₃PS₄, but if it is dissolved in dodecanethiol prior to the addition to CuCl₂ then the reaction will produce Cu₆PS₅Cl. The formation of these two different phases can occ

SUBMITTER: Graeser B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086726 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature