Issue 44, 2008
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Formation of antimony sulfide powders and thin films from single-source antimony precursors†

Jorge Rodriguez Castro,a   Kieran C. Molloy,*a   Yu Liu,b   Chian Sing Lai,b   Zhili Dong,c   Timothy J. White*c  and  Edward R. T. Tiekink*d  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
E-mail: chskcm@bath.ac.uk

b Department of Chemistry, The National University of Singapore, Singapore

c Division of Materials Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
E-mail: tjwhite@ntu.edu.sg

d Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA
E-mail: Edward.Tiekink@utsa.edu

Abstract

Solvothermal and hydrothermal methods have been employed to generate nano-sized Sb2S3 (stibnites) from a variety of xanthate, dithiocarbamate and dithiophosphate precursors. The solvothermal method allows control of morphology by regulating precursor and size by reaction time; this process also produces near-uniform and larger particles. The xanthate precursors are far superior to the dithiocarbamates in their ability to produce oxide-free Sb2S3. Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) provided a means to produce good quality films of Sb2S3. The advantages of xanthate precursors is rationalised in terms of a facile, low-temperature Chugaev rearrangement.

Graphical abstract: Formation of antimony sulfide powders and thin films from single-source antimony precursors

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B810947H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jun 2008
Accepted
16 Aug 2008
First published
14 Oct 2008

J. Mater. Chem., 2008,18, 5399-5405

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Formation of antimony sulfide powders and thin films from single-source antimony precursors

J. R. Castro, K. C. Molloy, Y. Liu, C. S. Lai, Z. Dong, T. J. White and E. R. T. Tiekink, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 5399 DOI: 10.1039/B810947H

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