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Metal ion dopant-induced famatinite to chalcostibite phase transformation of copper antimony sulphide colloidal nanostructures: effect on photophysical and pseudocapacitance properties

Journal Article · · Dalton Transactions
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt01602a· OSTI ID:3008073
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  1. Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago)
  2. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
  3. North Carolina A & T State Univ., Greensboro, NC (United States)
Here, the strategic doping of transition metal ions into copper antimony sulphide (CAS) semiconducting nanostructures can significantly influence their photophysical and pseudocapacitive properties, for which there are few reports and therefore is the focus of this study. Accordingly, highly crystalline metal ion (Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+) doped off-stoichiometric copper rich/poor, antimony-rich/poor, and sulphur-poor CAS nanostructures (10–23 nm) were grown via colloidal (hot-injection) synthesis using metal diethyldithiocarbamate precursors. Importantly, metal ion doping significantly influences the structure and composition of the off-stoichiometric CAS nanostructures. Data from powder X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution scanning/transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirm that the heavier metal ion dopants induce a novel phase transformation from famatinite (fCAS) to chalcostibite (cCAS) nanostructures. The influence of the metal ion dopants is also observed in the optical properties of as-synthesized nanostructures. This involves blue-shifted ultraviolet-visible absorption, reduced Urbach tailing, and tunable bandgaps between 2.17 and 2.38 eV. Also, the doped nanostructures display broad visible-near infrared photoluminescence via a triple radiative pathway with relatively short decay lifetimes between 0.2 and 6.1 ns. This is mediated by electronic transitions involving intrinsic (copper/antimony/sulphur interstitial) and extrinsic (metal ion interstitial) defect states. Additionally, electrodes prepared from Mn2+-doped fCAS nanostructures show enhanced pseudocapacitance via Na+ surface adsorption and intercalation relative to undoped fCAS electrodes, while Zn2+-doped cCAS electrodes exhibit pseudocapacitance via a combination of Na+ surface adsorption, intercalation, and redox reactions. These electrodes exhibit reduced charge transfer resistance, improved electronic conductivity and notably enhanced specific capacitance (∼222 F g−1), and charge transport, as measured in 1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte via cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. To this end, the discovery of the metal ion-induced phase transformation presents a new avenue for optimizing the functional properties of fCAS and cCAS nanostructures, highlighting the critical role of metal ion-related defects in controlling the optical and electrochemical properties, towards potential solar absorption and energy storage applications.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
3008073
Report Number(s):
BNL--229207-2025-JAAM
Journal Information:
Dalton Transactions, Journal Name: Dalton Transactions Journal Issue: 44 Vol. 54; ISSN 1477-9226; ISSN 1477-9234
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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