Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1636221 | Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
β-Ag2Se and β-AgCuSe nanoparticles were synthesized using AgCl precursor instead of conventional AgNO3 by simple precipitation method. It was found that orthorhombic structures were obtained for both β-Ag2Se and β-AgCuSe nanoparticles. The result shows Ag2S as impurity while increasing the concentration of AgCl. Moreover, the microstructural images show polyhedral- and pebble-like particles. The band gap energy is increased for β-Ag2Se owing to small crystallite size. The AgCl precursor can effectively produce pure nanoparticles. Hence, it is interesting in terms of identification of potential precursor for synthesizing β-Ag2Se and β-AgCuSe nanoparticles.
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Authors
P. PRATHIBA JEYA HELAN, K. MOHANRAJ, G. SIVAKUMAR,