Development of crystalline Cu2S nanowires via a direct synthesis process and its potential applications

Chih Yen Chen*, Jian Ru Jiang, Wen Shuo Chuang, Ming Song Liu, Sheng Wei Lee

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Abstract

Large-scale and uniform copper(I) sulfide (Cu2S) nanowires have been successfully synthesized via a cheap, fast, easily handled, and environmentally friendly approach. In addition to the reductive properties of the biomolecule-assisted method, they also have a strong shape-or size-directing functionality in the reaction process. The field-emission properties of the Cu2S nanowires in a vacuum were studied by the Folwer–Nordheim (F–N) theory. The Cu2S nanowires have a low turn-on field at 1.19 V/μm and a high enhancement factor (β) of 19,381. The photocatalytic degradation of Cu2S nanowires was investigated by the change in the concentrations of rhodamine B (RhB) under UV illumination. These outstanding results of Cu2S nanowires indicate that they will be developed as good candidates as electron field emitters and chemical photocatalysts in future nanoelectronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number399
JournalNanomaterials
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Cu2S nanowires
  • Environmentally friendly approach
  • Field emission
  • Nanomaterials
  • Photocatalytic degradation
  • Vacuum

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