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 language | English |
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Article number | 399 |
Journal | Nanomaterials |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2020 |
Keywords
- Cu2S nanowires
- Environmentally friendly approach
- Field emission
- Nanomaterials
- Photocatalytic degradation
- Vacuum