Solvent-Free Synthesis of Quaternary Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles Derived from Thiourea

Manas Kumar Bhunia, Edy Abou-Hamad, Dalaver H. Anjum, Andrei Gurinov, Kazuhiro Takanabe

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Abstract

The synthesis of metal sulfide (MS) materials with sizes in the sub-10 nm regime often requires capping agents with long hydrocarbon chains that affect their structures and properties. Herein, this study presents a molten-state synthesis method for a series of transition-MS nanoparticles using thiourea as a reactive precursor without capping agents. This study also reports the synthesis of MS with single metals (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) and quaternary CuGa2In3S8 using the same synthesis protocol. Thiourea first melts to form a molten-state condition to serve as the reaction medium at a relatively low temperature (
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1700183
JournalParticle & Particle Systems Characterization
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 9 2017

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