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Properties of Mechanochemically Synthesized Famatinite Cu3SbS4 Nanocrystals

DUTKOVÁ, E. KOVÁČ, J. KOVÁČ, J. HEJTMÁNEK, J. LEVINSKÝ, P. KASHIMBETOVA, A. SAYAGUÉS, M. J. FABIÁN, M. BUJŇÁKOVÁ, Z. BALÁŽ, M. GÁBOROVÁ, K. PUCHÝ, K. ČELKO, L.

Original Title

Properties of Mechanochemically Synthesized Famatinite Cu3SbS4 Nanocrystals

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

In this study, we report the optoelectric and thermoelectric properties of famatinite Cu3SbS4 that was mechanochemically synthesized in a planetary mill from powder elements for 120 min in an inert atmosphere. The tetragonal famatinite Cu3SbS4 was nanocrystalline with a crystallite size of 14 nm, as endorsed by Rietveld refinement. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy showed several crystallites in the range of 20–50 nm. Raman spectroscopy proved the purity of the synthesized famatinite Cu3SbS4 and chemical-state characterization performed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that the prepared sample was pure. The Cu1+, Sb5+, and S2− oxidation states in Cu3SbS4 sample were approved. The morphology characterization showed homogeneity of the prepared sample. The photoresponse of Cu3SbS4 was confirmed from I–V measurements in the dark and under illumination. The photocurrent increase reached 20% compared to the current in the dark at a voltage of 5 V. The achieved results confirm that synthesized famatinite Cu3SbS4 can be applied as a suitable absorbent material in solar cells. The performed thermoelectric measurements revealed a figure of merit ZT of 0.05 at 600 K.

Keywords

mechanochemistry; famatinite Cu3SbS4; nanocrystals; optoelectric properties; thermoelectric properties

Authors

DUTKOVÁ, E.; KOVÁČ, J.; KOVÁČ, J.; HEJTMÁNEK, J. ; LEVINSKÝ, P.; KASHIMBETOVA, A.; SAYAGUÉS, M. J.; FABIÁN, M.; BUJŇÁKOVÁ, Z.; BALÁŽ, M.; GÁBOROVÁ, K.; PUCHÝ, K.; ČELKO, L.

Released

13. 4. 2023

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Spojené státy americké

ISBN

1081-0595

Periodical

MICRO

Year of study

3

Number

2

State

United States of America

Pages from

458

Pages to

470

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/3/2/30

BibTex

@article{BUT184036,
  author="DUTKOVÁ, E. and KOVÁČ, J. and KOVÁČ, J. and HEJTMÁNEK, J. and LEVINSKÝ, P. and KASHIMBETOVA, A. and SAYAGUÉS, M. J. and FABIÁN, M. and BUJŇÁKOVÁ, Z. and BALÁŽ, M. and GÁBOROVÁ, K. and PUCHÝ, K. and ČELKO, L.",
  title="Properties of Mechanochemically Synthesized Famatinite Cu3SbS4 Nanocrystals",
  journal="MICRO",
  year="2023",
  volume="3",
  number="2",
  pages="458--470",
  doi="10.3390/micro3020030",
  issn="1081-0595",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/3/2/30"
}