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Synthesis and characterizations of Cu₂MgSnS₄ nanoparticles by solvothermal method

H. Guan^*, J. X. Xu, Z. Y. Yang, X. Y. Qian, M. Q. Zhao

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, 9 Yinbing Street, Yancheng 224051, PR China

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Chalcogenide Letters 2024, 21(2), 169-173. https://doi.org/10.15251/CL.2024.212.169

Received 12 November 2023; Accepted 12 February 2024;

Abstract

Cu₂MgSnS₄ (CMTS) nanoparticles are successfully prepared via a solvothermal approach. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman reveal that pure zinc-blende CMTS phase is obtained. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows that CMTS nanoparticles exhibit microsphere structure. The band gap of as-obtained CMTS nanoparticles is calculated to be 1.68eV, indicating a potential candidate for tandem solar cells. The degradation rate of methylene blue (MB) with under visible-light irradiation is about 87%, indicating that CMTS can be useful for effective visible-light photocatalyst.

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