Facile Synthesis of Luminescent AgInS 2-ZnS Solid Solution Nanorods

• Main Authors: Yang, Xuyong, Tang, Yuxin, Tan, Swee Tiam, Bosman, Michel, Dong, Zhili, Leck, Kheng Swee, Ji, Yun, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Sun, Xiao Wei
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Nanorods; Solid solution synthesis; Seeded growth; AgInS2–ZnS; Luminescence
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82374; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39931
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Highly luminescent semiconducting AgInS2–ZnS solid solution nanorods are successfully prepared by a facile one-pot solvothermal method. The resulting solid solution nanorods with length of 32 ± 5 nm are formed by fast growth of the AgInS2-rich solid solution head, followed by slow growth of the ZnS-rich solid solution tail. Photoluminescence studies on the solid solution nanorods reveal strong photoluminescence with peak emission wavelengths tunable from 650 to 700 nm.