TY  - EJOU
AU  - Guan, H. 
AU  - Xu, J. X. 
AU  - Yang, Z. Y. 
AU  - Qian, X. Y. 
AU  - Zhao, M. Q. 

TI  - Synthesis and characterizations of Cu<sub>2</sub>MgSnS<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles by solvothermal method
T2  - Chalcogenide Letters

PY  - 2024
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
SN  - 1584-8663

AB  - Cu<sub>2</sub>MgSnS<sub>4</sub> (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.
KW  - Semiconductors
KW  -  Cu<sub>2</sub>MgSnS<sub>4</sub>
KW  -  Nanocrystals
KW  -  Solvothermal
KW  -  Optical
KW  -  Photocatalytic

DO  - 10.15251/CL.2024.212.169