Facile aqueous-phase synthesis of copper sulfide nanofibers

Zengmin Tang, Sang Hyuk Im, Woo Sik Kim, Taekyung Yu

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Abstract

We report a facile aqueous-phase synthetic route to vine-like copper sulfide (CuS) nanofibers prepared by reacting elemental sulfur with Cu+-branched polyethyleneimine (BPEI) complex obtained by the reaction of Cu2+ with ascorbic acid in the presence of BPEI. By controlling the concentration of BPEI, we could easily control the morphology of CuS from nanofibers to hollow nanoparticles. We also found that concentration of BPEI and the presence of halide anion would play important roles in the formation of vine-like CuS nanofibers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-175
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume469
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 1
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2014R1A5A1009799) and by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (NRF-2015R1C1A1A01054109 and NRF-2016M3D1A1021140). This work was also supported by a grant from Kyung Hee University in 2014 (KHU-20140324).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

  • A1. Growth model
  • A1. Nanostructures
  • A2. Crystal growth from solution
  • B1. Nanomaterials
  • B1. Sulfides
  • B2. Semiconducting II–VI materials

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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