Characterization of the Nano-Rod Arrays of Pyrite Thin Films Prepared by Aqueous Chemical Growth and a Subsequent Sulfurization.

ABSTRACT: Pyrite is an earth-abundant and low-cost material with a specific collection of properties including a low band gap and high absorption coefficient of solar light. These properties make pyrite a good choice in a wide variety of applications such as catalysts, batteries, and photovoltaic devices. A thin film composed of vertically aligned pyrite nano-rods was processed via a hydration-condensation method followed by subsequent aging and sulfurization. In this process, no ionic salt was used which resulted in a lower cost process with a lower level of impurities. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy analyses were used to characterize the thin films in different steps of the process. The major impurity of the final thin films was the marcasite

SUBMITTER: Talaeizadeh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9570830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature