Yan X, Li S, Pan YX, Yang Z, Liu X. A simple approach to the synthesis of Cu1.8S dendrites with thiamine hydrochloride as a sulfur source and structure-directing agent.
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015;
6:881-885. [PMID:
25977858 PMCID:
PMC4419670 DOI:
10.3762/bjnano.6.90]
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Abstract
A facile, green and environmental-friendly method for preparing Cu1.8S dendrites was developed. Copper nitrate and thiamine hydrochloride were selected as the starting materials in the water phase under hydrothermal conditions. No addition of a surfactant or a complex reagent was required for the synthesis of the Cu1.8S dendrite structures. Thiamine hydrochloride was employed as a sulfur source and structure-directing agent. The growth mechanism of Cu1.8S is tentatively discussed based on the experimental and computational results.
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