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Conductivity-tunable, different colored CuS nanoparticle-coated CuSCN composites were synthesized in a single pot using a mixture of copper sulfate and sodium thiosulfate in the presence of triethyl amine hydrothiocyanate (THT) at the ambient condition. When these reagents are mixed in 1:1:1 molar ratio, white-gray-colored CuSCN was produced. In the absence of THT, microsized dark blue-colored CuS particles were produced. However, when THT is present in the solution mixture by different amounts, colored conducting CuS nanoparticle-coated CuSCN composite was produced. CuS nanoparticles are not deposited on CuSCN soon after mixing these regents, but it takes nearly overnight to see the color change (CuS production) in the white CuSCN dispersed mixture. TEM analysis shows that composite consists of hexagonal CuS nanoparticles in the range of ~ 3–10 nm in size. It is interesting to note that CuS-coated CuSCN possesses higher conductivity than neat CuS or CuSCN. Moreover, strong IR absorption was observed for CuS-coated CuSCN composite compared to neat CuS (absence of THT) or CuSCN. Lowest resistivity of 0.05 Ω cm was observed for annealed (250 °C) CuS-coated CuSCN particles (adding 10 ml of THT) under nitrogen atmosphere. Also, this simple method could be extended to be used in the synthesis of CuS-coated composites on the other nanomaterials such as metal oxides, polymers, and metal nanoparticles.   Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s11671-017-2275-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Facile Synthesis of Colored and Conducting CuSCN Composite Coated with CuS Nanoparticles