Kinetics of Solid-State Synthesis of Quaternary Cu₂FeSnS₄ (Stannite) Nanocrystals for Solar Energy Applications

• Authors: P. Baláž , M. Baláž , A. Zorkovská , I. Škorvánek , Z. Bujňáková , J. Trajić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study we demonstrate the use of elemental precursors (Cu, Fe, Sn, S) to obtain stannite forms by a solid-state one-pot mechanochemical synthesis. In the processing route, we report the kinetics of the synthesis. For the characterization of the unique nanostructures, X-ray diffraction, specific surface area measurements and SQUID magnetometry methods were applied. CFTS polymorphs with the tetragonal body-centered structure with the average crystallite size 18-19 nm were obtained. The weak ferromagnetic properties of the quaternary nanocrystals after maximum milling time were also documented.

Keywords

EN

75.50.Pp; 81.05.Hd; 61.46.Hk

Discipline

• 81.05.Hd: Other semiconductors
• 75.50.Pp: Magnetic semiconductors
• 61.46.Hk: Nanocrystals

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 131
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1153-1155

Dates

published

2017-04

Contributors

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P. Baláž

• Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Košice, Slovakia

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M. Baláž

• Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Košice, Slovakia

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A. Zorkovská

• Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Košice, Slovakia

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I. Škorvánek

• Institute of Experimental Physics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 04353 Košice, Slovakia

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Z. Bujňáková

• Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Košice, Slovakia

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J. Trajić

• Institute of Physics Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.131.1153