Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Shape and Phase‐Controlled One‐Pot Synthesis of Air Stable Cationic AgCdS Nanocrystals, Optoelectronic and Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Studies. |
| Authors: |
Chaturvedi, Jyotsna1 jyotsnachatu@iisc.ac.in, Munthasir, Akkarakkaran Thayyil Muhammed1, Nayak, Arpan Kumar2, Tripathi, Laxmi Narayan2, Thilagar, Pakkirisamy1, Jagirdar, Balaji R.1 |
| Superior Title: |
Small Methods. Jan2024, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*TERNARY alloys, *MIXED crystals, *TRANSMISSION electron microscopes, *X-ray powder diffraction, *NANOCRYSTALS, *ANISOTROPIC crystals |
| Abstract: |
CdS‐based materials are extensively studied for photocatalytic water splitting. By incorporating Ag+ into CdS nanomaterials, the catalyst's charge carrier dynamic can be tuned for photo‐electrochemical devices. However, photo‐corrosion and air‐stability of the heterostructures limit the photocatalytic device's performance. Here, a one‐pot, single molecular source synthesis of the air‐stable AgCdS ternary semiconductor alloy nanostructures by heat‐up method is reported. Monoclinic and hexagonal phases of the alloy are tuned by judicious choice of dodecane thiol (DDT), octadecyl amine (ODA), and oleyl amine (OLA) as capping agents. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and powder X‐ray diffraction characterization of the AgCdS alloy confirm the monoclinic and hexagonal phase (wurtzite) formation. The high‐resolution TEM studies confirm the formation of AgCdS@DDT alloy nanorods and their shape transformation into nano‐triangles. The nanoparticle coalescence is observed for ODA‐capped alloys in the wurtzite phase. Moreover, OLA directs mixed crystal phases and anisotropic growth of alloy. Optical processes in AgCdS@DDT nano‐triangles show mono‐exponential decay (3.97 ± 0.01 ns). The monoclinic phase of the AgCdS@DDT nanorods exhibits higher electrochemical hydrogen evolution activity in neutral media as compared to the AgCdS@ODA/OLA alloy nanocrystals. DDT and OLA‐capped alloys display current densities of 14.1 and 14.7 mA cm−2, respectively, at 0.8 V (vs RHE). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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