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Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis and optoelectronic properties of γ-MnS nanoparticles

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Manganese sulfide (MnS) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using a solvothermal-microwave method to evaluate the effect of growth temperature on their structural, morphological, optical and electrical properties. The obtained MnS NPs were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, photoluminescence, UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy and electrical measurements. The XRD patterns and EDX spectra confirmed the formation of MnS and the existence of the desired elements, respectively. The electron microscopy images unraveled that the obtained nanostructures are consisted of adherent spherical particles. It was observed that optical band gap energy increases and relative absorbance intensity decreases by increasing the growth temperature. Finally, the J–V and Mott–Schottky plots confirmed the p-type conductivity of the MnS NPs and the photocurrent measurements demonstrated that the increase of synthesis temperature can enhance the current density and photoresponse of the NPs.

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Farid Jamali-Sheini and Ramin Yousefi gratefully acknowledge Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz and Masjed-Soleiman Branches, respectively, for their financial support. Also, Farid Jamali-Sheini would like to thank Advanced Surface Engineering and Nano Materials Research Center, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran for their instrumentation support.

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  1. Department of Physics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Bahareh Ghanbari

  2. Department of Physics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Bahareh Ghanbari

  3. Advanced Surface Engineering and Nano Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Farid Jamali-Sheini

  4. Department of Physics, Masjed-Soleiman Branch, Islamic Azad University (I.A.U), Masjed-Soleiman, Iran

    Ramin Yousefi

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Ghanbari, B., Jamali-Sheini, F. & Yousefi, R. Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis and optoelectronic properties of γ-MnS nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 10976–10985 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9179-9

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