Hydrothermal synthesis of Cu2FeSnS4 anisotropic nanoarchitectures: controlled morphology for enhanced photocatalytic performance. (24th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zaman, M Burhanuz; Chandel, Tarun; Poolla, Rajaram
• Is Part Of: Materials research express. Volume 6:Number 7(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-04-24
• Subjects: Cu2FeSnS4 -- hydrothermal synthesis -- nanostructures -- x-ray diffraction -- TEM -- photocatalysis; Materials science -- Research -- Periodicals; Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab1797
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2053-1591

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, we report the hydrothermal synthesis of quaternary Cu2 FeSnS4 (CFTS) semiconducting nanostructures at two different reaction durations. Synthesis durations were found to have a great impact on the properties of the CFTS nanostructures. The photocatalytic activity of CFTS nanostructures was investigated against methyl red (MR) degradation under sodium light irradiation. CFTS nanoflakes show significant degradation of the dye within 3 h of light illumination. CFTS nanoparticles with rough surfaces show the maximum photocatalytic activity, degrading almost 74% of the dye. Reusing CFTS nanoparticles in four consecutive degradation cycles led only to a marginal fall in the degradation efficiency, demonstrating their photocatalytic stability.