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McNaughter PD, Moore J, Yeates SG, Lewis DJ. Semiconductor Deposition via Laser Printing of a Bespoke Toner Containing Metal Xanthate Complexes. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2024; 2:1225-1233. [PMID: 38808267 PMCID: PMC11129185 DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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A methodology to use laser printing, a form of electrophotography, to print metal chalcogenide complexes on paper, is described. After fusing the toner to paper, a heating step is used to cause the printed metal xanthate complexes to thermolyze within the toner and form three target metal chalcogenides: CuS, SnS, and ZnS. To achieve this, we synthesize a poly(styrene-co-n-butyl acrylate) thermopolymer that emulates the thermal properties of a commercial toner and is also solution processable with the metal xanthate complexes used: [Zn(S2COEt)2], [Cu(S2COEt)·(PPh3)2], and [Sn(S2COEt)2]. We demonstrate through energy dispersive X-ray mapping that the toner is deposited following printing and that thermolysis of the metal xanthate complexes occurs in the fused toner, demonstrating the first example of laser printing of inorganic complexes and, in turn, semiconductors.
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- Paul D. McNaughter
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United
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- Department
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United
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de Barros Leite NF, Marques RB, Macedo-Filho A, Rocha GB, Martins EPS. Evaluation of DFT methods for predicting geometries and NMR spectra of Bi(III) dithiocarbamate complexes with antitumor properties. J Mol Model 2024; 30:177. [PMID: 38775913 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-05969-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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CONTEXT Bismuth complexes with dithiocarbamate ligands have attracted attention because of their biological applications, such as antimicrobial, antileishmanial, and anticancer properties. These complexes have high cytotoxic activity against cancer cells, being more active than the standard drugs cisplatin, doxorubicin, and tamoxifen. In the present study, we investigated the ability of some DFT methods to reproduce the geometries and NMR spectra of the Bi(III) dithiocarbamate complexes, selected based on their proven antitumor activity. Our investigation revealed that the M06-L/def2-TZVP/ECP/CPCM method presented good accuracy in predicting geometries, while the TPSSh/def2-SVP/ECP/CPCM method proved effective in analyzing the 13C NMR spectra of these molecules. In general, all examined methods exhibited comparable performance in predicting 1H NMR signals. METHODS Calculations were performed with the Gaussian 09 program using the def2-SVP and def2-TZVP basis sets, employing relativistic effective core potential (ECP) for Bi and using the CPCM solvent model. The exchange-correlation functionals BP86, PBE, OLYP, M06-L, B3LYP, B3LYP-D3, M06-2X, TPSSh, CAM-B3LYP, and ωB97XD were used in the study. Geometry optimizations were started from crystallographic structures available at the Cambridge Structural Database. The theoretical results were compared with experimental data using the mean root-mean-square deviation (RMSD), mean absolute deviations (MAD), and linear correlation coefficient (R2).
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- Chemistry Department, Exact and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemistry, State University of Piaui, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
- State University of Piauí, Piripiri, PI, 64260-000, Brazil.
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Kulkarni AY, Karmakar G, Shah AY, Nigam S, Kumbhare G, Tyagi A, Butcher RJ, Chauhan RS, Kumar NN. Controlled synthesis of photoresponsive bismuthinite (Bi 2S 3) nanostructures mediated through a new 1D bismuth-pyrimidylthiolate coordination polymer as a molecular precursor. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16224-16234. [PMID: 37853758 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02143b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Bismuthinite (Bi2S3) nanostructures have garnered significant interest due to their appealing photoresponsivity which has positioned them as an attractive choice for energy conversion applications. However, to utilize their full potential, a simple and economically viable method of preparation is highly desirable. Herein, we present the synthesis and characterization including structural elucidation of a new air- and moisture-stable bismuth-pyrimidylthiolate complex. This complex serves as an efficient single-source molecular precursor for the facile preparation of phase-pure Bi2S3 nanostructures. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Raman spectroscopy, electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron microscopy techniques were used to assess the crystal structure, phase purity, elemental composition and morphology of the as-prepared nanostructures. This study also revealed the profound effects of temperature and growth duration on the crystallinity, phase formation and morphology of nanostructures. The optical band gap of the nanostructures was tuned within the range of 1.9-2.3 eV, which is blue shifted with respect to the bulk bandgap and suitable for photovoltaic applications. Liquid junction photo-electrochemical cells fabricated from the as-prepared Bi2S3 nanostructure exhibit efficient photoresponsivity and good photo-stability, which project them as promising candidates for alternative low-cost photon absorber materials.
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- Atharva Yeshwant Kulkarni
- Department of Chemistry, K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400077, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Department of Chemistry, K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400077, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400077, India.
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- Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
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Oh SH, Izziyah AN, Kim Y. Growth of quasi-1 dimensional (Bi 1-xSb x) 2S 3nanowires on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass substrate by vapor transport. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:255601. [PMID: 36942779 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acc591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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(Bi1-xSbx)2S3solid solution nanowires (0≤x≤0.73) are grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass via physical vapor transport. The compositions were controlled by varying the Sb2S3source temperature (300 °C-453 °C) by changing the upstream locations of the Sb2S3source in the furnace while keeping the Bi2S3source at the center of the furnace (497 °C). Defect-free nanowires with phase-pure orthorhombic and quasi-1 dimensional crystal structures were grown under a modified vapor-solid mechanism affected by FTO at initial growth stage. The aspect ratios of the nanowires reached the minimum at compositionx∼0.6.As the Sb2S3source approached the Bi2S3source,xincreased owing to the increase in the Sb2S3source temperature.x/(1-x), which is proportional to the evaporation flux of the Sb2S3source, could be well-fitted with a thermally activated equation with an apparent activation energy (105kJmol-1). However, at the distance between the Sb2S3and Bi2S3sources, with the Sb2S3source at temperatures higher than 410 °C, the compositions reduced despite the increased Sb2S3evaporation flux. Such retrograde behavior was confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and micro-Raman studies. This retrograde behavior is ascribed to the loss due to the reaction of gaseous Sb species with the Bi2S3source.
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- Seung Hwan Oh
- Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Hadan-2-dong, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Hadan-2-dong, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Hadan-2-dong, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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Saha Chowdhury S, Bera B, De S. Adsorptive remediation of aqueous inorganic mercury with surfactant enhanced bismuth sulfide nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 219:115145. [PMID: 36566964 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination in water is a growing threat, endangering the environmental stability. Mercury (Hg) is one of the most lethal heavy metals damaging the immune and nervous system irreversibly. A novel synthetic route to prepare bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanoparticles in presence of the surfactant Pluronic (P123) was illustrated in this work. The sorption of Hg (II) by the nanoparticles was investigated. The surfactant assisted nanoparticles showed enhanced surface area and potential compared to the unmodified ones. The effects of adsorbent dose, pH, initial concentration, and temperature were investigated. The maximum Hg (II) adsorption capacity for the surfactant enhanced Bi2S3 was 832 mg/g at 303 K and pH 5. The distribution coefficient (Kd) of the order ∼106 ml/g indicated high selectivity of the synthesized adsorbent toward mercury ions. Chemisorption was identified to be the dominant mechanism of adsorption. The adsorbent also showed excellent reusability (>95%) after 5 cycles. The transport parameters involved in the adsorption, the effective pore diffusivity (Dp: 7.36 × 10-12 m2/s) and the mass transfer coefficient (kf: 1.52 × 10-6 m/s) were estimated from a first principle-based model.
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- Sayak Saha Chowdhury
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India.
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Hayat F, Niaz Ali Shah S, Bélanger-Gariepy F, ur-Rehman Z. Antimony(III) dithiocarbamates: Structural studies and exploration of the rare Sb···Sb interaction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ayom GE, Khan MD, Shombe GB, Choi J, Gupta RK, van Zyl WE, Revaprasadu N. Triphenylphosphine-Assisted Transformation of NiS to Ni 2P through a Solvent-Less Pyrolysis Route: Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:11374-11384. [PMID: 34260204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Straightforward synthetic routes to the preparation of transition metal phosphides or their chalcogenide analogues are highly desired due to their widespread applications, including catalysis. We report a facile and simple route for the preparation of a pure phase nickel phosphide (Ni2P) and phase transformations in the nickel sulfide (NiS) system through a solvent-less synthetic protocol. Decomposition of different sulfur-based complexes (dithiocarbamate, xanthate, and dithiophosphonate) of nickel(II) was investigated in the presence and absence of triphenylphosphine (TPP). The optimization of reaction parameters (nature of precursor, ratio of TPP, temperature, and time) indicated that phosphorus- and sulfur-containing inorganic dithiophosphonate complexes and TPP (1:1 mole ratio) produced pure nickel phosphide, whereas different phases of nickel sulfide were obtained from dithiocarbamate and xanthate precursors in the presence or absence of TPP. A plausible explanation of the sulfide or phosphide phase formation is suggested, and the performance of Ni2P was investigated as an electrocatalyst for supercapacitance and overall water-splitting reactions. The performance of Ni2P with the surface free of any capping agents is not well explored, as common synthetic methods are solution-based routes; therefore, the electrocatalytic performance was also compared with metal phosphides, prepared by other routes. The highest specific capacitance of 367 F/g was observed at 1 A/g, and the maximum energy and power density of Ni2P were calculated to be 17.9 Wh/kg and 6951 W/kg, respectively. The prepared nickel phosphide required overpotentials of 174 and 316 mV along with Tafel slopes of 115 and 95 mV/dec to achieve a current density of 10 mA/cm2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively.
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- Gwaza E Ayom
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3880, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3880, South Africa.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3880, South Africa.,Chemistry Department, University of Dar-es-salaam, P.O. Box 35091, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZuluNatal, Westville Campus, Chiltern Hills, Private Bag, X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3880, South Africa
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Sarker JC, Hogarth G. Dithiocarbamate Complexes as Single Source Precursors to Nanoscale Binary, Ternary and Quaternary Metal Sulfides. Chem Rev 2021; 121:6057-6123. [PMID: 33847480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nanodimensional metal sulfides are a developing class of low-cost materials with potential applications in areas as wide-ranging as energy storage, electrocatalysis, and imaging. An attractive synthetic strategy, which allows careful control over stoichiometry, is the single source precursor (SSP) approach in which well-defined molecular species containing preformed metal-sulfur bonds are heated to decomposition, either in the vapor or solution phase, resulting in facile loss of organics and formation of nanodimensional metal sulfides. By careful control of the precursor, the decomposition environment and addition of surfactants, this approach affords a range of nanocrystalline materials from a library of precursors. Dithiocarbamates (DTCs) are monoanionic chelating ligands that have been known for over a century and find applications in agriculture, medicine, and materials science. They are easily prepared from nontoxic secondary and primary amines and form stable complexes with all elements. Since pioneering work in the late 1980s, the use of DTC complexes as SSPs to a wide range of binary, ternary, and multinary sulfides has been extensively documented. This review maps these developments, from the formation of thin films, often comprised of embedded nanocrystals, to quantum dots coated with organic ligands or shelled by other metal sulfides that show high photoluminescence quantum yields, and a range of other nanomaterials in which both the phase and morphology of the nanocrystals can be engineered, allowing fine-tuning of technologically important physical properties, thus opening up a myriad of potential applications.
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- Jagodish C Sarker
- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.,Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K
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Satra J, Ghorui UK, Mondal P, Bhadu GR, Adhikary B. One pot solvent assisted syntheses of Ag 3SbS 3 nanocrystals and exploring their phase dependent electrochemical behavior toward oxygen reduction reaction and visible light induced methanol oxidation reaction. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:9464-9479. [PMID: 32602491 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01012j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A huge variety of silver based ternary sulfide semiconductors (SCs) have been considered for the sustainable advancement of renewable energy sources. Herein, we have synthesized two important classes of newly emerging semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) Ag3SbS3 (SAS), i.e. hexagonal and monoclinic by simply tuning the solvent polarity, of which the second one has been synthesized in a phase pure NC for the first time by the thermal decomposition of silver and antimony based dithiocarbamate (∼N-CS2-M) complexes. Interestingly, these two systems exhibit two different semiconducting (SC) properties and band gaps; hexagonal SAS has a p type (Eg ∼ 1.65 eV) whereas monoclinic SAS has an n type (Eg ∼ 2.1 eV) character. For the first time ever we have designed a reducing working electrode (i.e. cathode) by modifying the rotating disc electrode (RDE) with hexagonal SAS that exhibits excellent electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity (Eonset = 1.09 V vs. RHE and average number of electron transfer: 3.89) comparable to that of the highly expensive Pt/C (Eonset = 0.88 V vs. RHE and average number of electron transfer: 3.92). Density functional theory (DFT) investigation confirms the corroborations of experimental data with theoretical implications. In addition, the electrode fabricated from monoclinic SAS acts as an efficient photoanode which exhibits higher photoelectrochemical (PEC) methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activity under illumination in alkaline medium compared to that of standard TiO2 grown on an indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass slide. On illumination, the relative photocurrent density at the onset potential has been obtained to be 845 which is a very significant experimental output with respect to any other TiO2 or Pt@TiO2 based photocatalysts for this application. The physicochemical stability and reusability of both materials were supported by 50 hours of extended electrochemical chronoamperometric measurements and powder XRD and the TEM analyses after electrocatalysis. This study explores a possible pathway for designing simple and less expensive but catalytically efficient silver based ternary sulfide NC systems for developing an SC material to reduce the energy crisis in the near future.
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- Jit Satra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar 364021, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, West Bengal, India.
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Wang J, Guan F, Zhao L, Li L, Zhang J, Wang T. Selenium and sulfur inhomogeneity in free-standing ternary Sb 2(Se,S) 3 alloyed nanorods. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce00916d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chalcogen inhomogeneous distributions, i.e., S decreases but Se increases from the center to the periphery, are found in ternary Sb2(Se,S)3 alloyed nanorods synthesized with SeS2 as a molecular precursor.
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- Junli Wang
- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- PR China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- PR China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
- Zhenjiang 212003
- PR China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- PR China
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