Novel microwave synthesis of near-metallic copper sulfide nanodiscs with size control: experimental and DFT studies of charge carrier density.

ABSTRACT: A simple unprecedented microwave synthesis of size controllable copper sufide (CuS) nanodiscs is reported. The experimental results and density functional theory (DFT)-calculated results show charge carrier densities on the order of 10²¹ cm^-3 with an effective mass of 0.3m _e, resulting in near-metallic properties.

SUBMITTER: Sheardy AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9419483 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature