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Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors

Earth-abundant iron pyrite (FeS(2)) shows great potential as a light absorber for solar cells and photodetectors due to their high absorption coefficient (>10(5) cm(-1)). In this paper, high-quality phase-pure and single crystalline pyrite nanocrystals were synthesized via facile, low-cost, and e...

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Autores principales: Liu, Shenting, Wu, Jiang, Yu, Peng, Ding, Qinghua, Zhou, Zhihua, Li, Handong, Lai, Chih-chung, Chueh, Yu-Lun, Wang, Zhiming M
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25317102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-9-549
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author Liu, Shenting
Wu, Jiang
Yu, Peng
Ding, Qinghua
Zhou, Zhihua
Li, Handong
Lai, Chih-chung
Chueh, Yu-Lun
Wang, Zhiming M
author_facet Liu, Shenting
Wu, Jiang
Yu, Peng
Ding, Qinghua
Zhou, Zhihua
Li, Handong
Lai, Chih-chung
Chueh, Yu-Lun
Wang, Zhiming M
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description Earth-abundant iron pyrite (FeS(2)) shows great potential as a light absorber for solar cells and photodetectors due to their high absorption coefficient (>10(5) cm(-1)). In this paper, high-quality phase-pure and single crystalline pyrite nanocrystals were synthesized via facile, low-cost, and environment friendly hydrothermal method. The molar ratio of sulphur to iron and the reaction time play a crucial role in determining the quality and morphology of FeS(2) nanocrystals. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirm that phase-pure and single crystalline pyrite nanocrystals can be synthesized with high sulphur to iron molar ratio and sufficient reaction time. For the first time, a crystalline nanogap pyrite photodetector with promising photocurrent and UV-visible photoresponse has been fabricated. This work further demonstrates a facile route to synthesize high-quality FeS(2) nanomaterials and their potential in optoelectronic applications.
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spelling pubmed-41944512014-10-14 Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors Liu, Shenting Wu, Jiang Yu, Peng Ding, Qinghua Zhou, Zhihua Li, Handong Lai, Chih-chung Chueh, Yu-Lun Wang, Zhiming M Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Express Earth-abundant iron pyrite (FeS(2)) shows great potential as a light absorber for solar cells and photodetectors due to their high absorption coefficient (>10(5) cm(-1)). In this paper, high-quality phase-pure and single crystalline pyrite nanocrystals were synthesized via facile, low-cost, and environment friendly hydrothermal method. The molar ratio of sulphur to iron and the reaction time play a crucial role in determining the quality and morphology of FeS(2) nanocrystals. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirm that phase-pure and single crystalline pyrite nanocrystals can be synthesized with high sulphur to iron molar ratio and sufficient reaction time. For the first time, a crystalline nanogap pyrite photodetector with promising photocurrent and UV-visible photoresponse has been fabricated. This work further demonstrates a facile route to synthesize high-quality FeS(2) nanomaterials and their potential in optoelectronic applications. Springer 2014-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4194451/ /pubmed/25317102 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-9-549 Text en Copyright © 2014 Liu et al.; licensee Springer. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
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Liu, Shenting
Wu, Jiang
Yu, Peng
Ding, Qinghua
Zhou, Zhihua
Li, Handong
Lai, Chih-chung
Chueh, Yu-Lun
Wang, Zhiming M
Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title_full Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title_fullStr Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title_full_unstemmed Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title_short Phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
title_sort phase-pure iron pyrite nanocrystals for low-cost photodetectors
topic Nano Express
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25317102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-9-549
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