Colloidal Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoconductivity of Quasi-Layered CuCrS2 Nanosheets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis and Characterization of Cu Precursor and CuCrS2 Nanosheets
2.1.1. Materials
2.1.2. Synthesis of Cu Precursor
2.1.3. Synthesis of CuCrS2 Nanosheets
2.1.4. Characterization Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Copper Precursor Spectral Studies and Characterization
3.2. Nanosheets: Synthesis and Characterization
3.3. Photoconductivity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bias Voltage (mV) | IL (mA) | ID (mA) | Photocurrent (mA) | Responsivity (A W−1) |
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500 | 25.30 | 2.78 | 22.52 | 0.21 |
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Sanchez Rodriguez, J.J.; Nunez Leon, A.N.; Abbasi, J.; Shinde, P.S.; Fedin, I.; Gupta, A. Colloidal Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoconductivity of Quasi-Layered CuCrS2 Nanosheets. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 4164. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12234164
Sanchez Rodriguez JJ, Nunez Leon AN, Abbasi J, Shinde PS, Fedin I, Gupta A. Colloidal Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoconductivity of Quasi-Layered CuCrS2 Nanosheets. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(23):4164. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12234164
Chicago/Turabian StyleSanchez Rodriguez, Jose J., Andrea N. Nunez Leon, Jabeen Abbasi, Pravin S. Shinde, Igor Fedin, and Arunava Gupta. 2022. "Colloidal Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoconductivity of Quasi-Layered CuCrS2 Nanosheets" Nanomaterials 12, no. 23: 4164. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12234164