A facile synthesis of Ag₂MnSnS₄ nanorods through colloidal method

Authors

SULTAN SÜLEYMAN ÖZEL
SERDAR AKAY
FARUK ÖZEL

DOI

10.55730/1300-0527.3435

Abstract

The production methods of semiconductor nanomaterials with new shapes and different compositions form the basis for the creation of high-performance structures in numerous applications. Kesterite structured materials are among these inorganic semiconductors and are suggested to be promising energy materials for the future. In this study, quaternary Ag₂MnSnS₄ nanocrystalline rods have been successfully synthesized for the first time by the colloidal hot-injection synthesis route and well-organized rod-like nanocrystals (NCs) with lengths ranging from 200 to 350 nm and widths from 10 to 30 nm were obtained. For this structure, the Ag₂MnSnS₄ exhibits a semiconductor property with a band-gap of approximately 1.3 eV. The optical properties and band-gap values were determined by UV-Vis absorption spectrum and using Tauc Equation. It has been observed that the Ag₂MnSnS₄ structure acquired by the proposed colloidal synthesis method can be an alternative to the commonly used materials based on Cd and Pb.

Keywords

Ag2MnSnS4, AMTS, kesterite, nanorod, hot-injection

First Page

1291

Last Page

1296

Recommended Citation

ÖZEL, SULTAN SÜLEYMAN; AKAY, SERDAR; and ÖZEL, FARUK (2022) "A facile synthesis of Ag₂MnSnS₄ nanorods through colloidal method," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 46: No. 4, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0527.3435
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol46/iss4/31