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In this research, Ag+ and Al3+ doped CuInS2 (CIS) nanoparticles were synthesized by a low-cost and non-vacuum hydrothermal method. The CuInS2 nanoparticles were synthesized by the stoichiometric ratio of (1Cu: 1In: 2S) using the hydrothermal method at 180℃ and for 16, 18 and 20 h. Afterward, Ag+ and Al3+ ions were doped with non-stoichiometric composition of (Cu1-xAgx)InS2, Cu(In1-xAlx)S2 (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3), and (Cu1-xAgx)(In1-xAlx)S2 (x = 0.1). The phase evolution, microstructural, and optical properties have also been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), UV–Vis spectroscopy techniques. The XRD results showed that the sample was prepared by the hydrothermal route at 180° C for 20 h was single-phase and no impurity phase was detected. However, some minor impurity phases (CuS and Cu9S5) were detected in the samples were synthesized at 180° C in 16 h and 18 h. The results show that the crystallite size of the synthesized nanoparticles of CIS at 16, 18, and 20 h are 26, 29, and 32 nm, respectively. The lattice parameters for the sample synthesized in 20 h were calculated to be 5.52 Å (a) and 11.11 Å (c). The FE-SEM micrographs showed that the pure CIS nanoparticles have flower-shaped morphology and the type and concentration of used dopants affect the morphology of the nanoparticles. The bandgap of single-phase CIS synthesized nanoparticles was 1.5 eV. However, the bandgap of (Cu0.9Ag0.1)InS2 and Cu(In0.9Al0.1)S2 was 1.4 eV and 1.70, respectively. The bandgap of (Cu0.9Ag0.1) (In0.9Al0.1)S2 was 2 eV.
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Rahimi, S., Mirkazemi, S.M. & beitollahi, A. The effects of Ag+ and Al3+ substitution in (Cu1-xAgx)(In1-x Alx)S2 chalcopyrite nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal method: Study of microstructures and optical properties. Opt Quant Electron 53, 115 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-02753-x
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