Open AccessA facile synthesis of Ag<sub>2</sub>MnSnS<sub>4</sub> nanorods through colloidal method
Author(s) -
SULTAN SÜLEYMAN ÖZEL,
SERDAR AKAY,
FARUK ÖZEL
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.239
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1303-6130
pISSN - 1300-0527
DOI - 10.55730/1300-0527.3435
Subject(s) - nanorod , nanocrystalline material , band gap , semiconductor , kesterite , nanomaterials , chemistry , colloid , nanocrystal , nanotechnology , rod , direct and indirect band gaps , chemical engineering , absorption (acoustics) , crystallography , materials science , optoelectronics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , czts , composite material
The production methods of semiconductor nanomaterials with new shapes and different compositions form the basis for the creation of high-performance structures in numerous applications. Kesterite structured materials are among these inorganic semiconductors and are suggested to be promising energy materials for the future. In this study, quaternary Ag 2 MnSnS 4 nanocrystalline rods have been successfully synthesized for the first time by the colloidal hot-injection synthesis route and well-organized rod-like nanocrystals (NCs) with lengths ranging from 200 to 350 nm and widths from 10 to 30 nm were obtained. For this structure, the Ag 2 MnSnS 4 exhibits a semiconductor property with a band-gap of approximately 1.3 eV. The optical properties and band-gap values were determined by UV-Vis absorption spectrum and using Tauc Equation. It has been observed that the Ag 2 MnSnS 4 structure acquired by the proposed colloidal synthesis method can be an alternative to the commonly used materials based on Cd and Pb.