Scalable heating-up synthesis of monodisperse Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals

Monodisperse Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals (NCs), with quasi-spherical shape, were prepared by a facile, high-yield, scalable, and high-concentration heat-up procedure. The key parameters to minimize the NC size distribution were efficient mixing and heat transfer in the reaction mixture through int...

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Autores: Shavel, Alexey, Ibáñez Sabaté, Maria, Luo, Zhishan, De Roo, Jonathan, Carreté, Àlex, Dimitrievska, Mirjana, Genç, Aziz, Meyns, Michael, Pérez Rodríguez, Alejandro, Kovalenko, Maksym V., Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi, Cabot i Codina, Andreu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/125077
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/125077
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química de superfícies
Nanocristalls
Nanopartícules
Termoelectricitat
Surface chemistry
Nanocrystals
Nanoparticles
Thermoelectricity
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Sumario:Monodisperse Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals (NCs), with quasi-spherical shape, were prepared by a facile, high-yield, scalable, and high-concentration heat-up procedure. The key parameters to minimize the NC size distribution were efficient mixing and heat transfer in the reaction mixture through intensive argon bubbling and improved control of the heating ramp stability. Optimized synthetic conditions allowed the production of several grams of highly monodisperse CZTS NCs per batch, with up to 5 wt % concentration in a crude solution and a yield above 90%.