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Investigation on microstructural and optical properties of CuSbS2 nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal technique

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CuSbS2 nanopowder was synthesized using simple hydrothermal technique at relatively low temperature of 150 °C for duration of 8 h. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction, Specific Surface Area analyzer (BET), Diffraction Ray Spectroscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The structural properties showed that the CuSbS2 nanoparticles exhibited a pure orthorhombic phase with high crystallinity and particle size in the average of 18 nm. The material exhibited a broad absorption in a wide wavelength range from UV to visible light corresponding to a direct band gap of 1.42 eV. The synthesized material seems to be promising candidates for photovoltaic and/or photocatalytic applications.

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    S. Dekhil, H. Dahman, S. Rabaoui & L. El Mir

  2. Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans IMMM UMR CNRS 6283, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France

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  3. Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia

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Dekhil, S., Dahman, H., Rabaoui, S. et al. Investigation on microstructural and optical properties of CuSbS2 nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal technique. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 11631–11635 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6965-8

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