Self-assembly of nanoparticles to form tree-like tellurium nanostructures using novel starting reagents
| Autor: | Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Mokhtar Panahi-Kalamuei, Mehdi Mousavi-Kamazani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Materials science
Reducing agent Mechanical Engineering Inorganic chemistry Nanoparticle chemistry.chemical_element Condensed Matter Physics Tin oxide law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound Chemical engineering chemistry Mechanics of Materials law Solar cell Tellurium tetrachloride General Materials Science Thioglycolic acid Tellurium Self-assembly of nanoparticles |
| Zdroj: | Materials Letters. 136:218-221 |
| ISSN: | 0167-577X |
| Popis: | A new rapid and single step thermal method was successfully developed to synthesize tree-like tellurium (Te) nanostructures at mild condition. Te nanostructures were synthesized using tellurium tetrachloride (TeCl4) as a Te precursor and thioglycolic acid (TGA) as reducing and caping agent. No secondary chemical reducing agent is required to proceed and complete the reaction. A preliminary study on the possibility of developing a solar cell having the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)/TiO2/Te/Pt–FTO structure was also investigated to produce an inexpensive solar cell by Te nanostructures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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