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A Facile Hydrothermal Route to the Synthesis of ZnIn2S4 Quantum Dots in the Presence of Thioglycolic Acid and Investigation Its Light Harvesting Application

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In the present study, ZnIn2S4 quantum dot was successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal method by employing Zn(OAc)2, InCl3, and thioglycolic acid (TGA) as the starting reagents. TGA was used as both the sulfur source and the capping agent. The obtained ZnIn2S4 quantum dot was characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, Pl and DRS. The ZnIn2S4 quantum dot exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, to examine the solar cell application of as-synthesized ZnIn2S4 quantum dot, FTO/TiO2/ZIS-QDs/N719/Pt-FTO structure was created by deposited ZnIn2S4 film on top of the TiO2 layer by Doctor’s blade method.

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This work was supported by the Chemistry Research Center at Islamic Azad University Birjand.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran

    Mohammad Ebadi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

    Majid Ramezani

  3. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

    Zabihullah Zarghami

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Ebadi, M., Ramezani, M. & Zarghami, Z. A Facile Hydrothermal Route to the Synthesis of ZnIn2S4 Quantum Dots in the Presence of Thioglycolic Acid and Investigation Its Light Harvesting Application. J Clust Sci 27, 341–350 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-015-0933-3

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