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1-D and 2-D forms of Copper Sulfide: Electrochemical Deposition and Morphological Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Krishna Veer Singh ,
Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales  and
Mihrimah Ozkan
Krishna Veer Singh
Affiliation:
ksingh@engr.ucr.edu, UC Riverside, Chemical Engineering, 3433 Avocado Street, Riverside, CA, 92507, United States
Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales
Affiliation:
amartine@ee.ucr.edu, UC Riverside, Electrical Engineering, Riverside, CA, 92521, United States
Mihrimah Ozkan
Affiliation:
mihri@ee.ucr.edu, UC Riverside, Electrical Engineering, Riverside, CA, 92521, United States
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Abstract

Copper sulfide is a material with immense potential for applications in photovoltaics. Particularly, copper sulfide 1-D nanostructures (i.e. nanowires, nanorods) with well-defined morphologies may enable new types of applications or may enhance the performance of existing photoelectric devices with quantum confinement effects. In this work, we report the synthesis of copper sulfide nanorods by simple, yet very effective template assisted electrochemical deposition. Before synthesizing 1-D copper sulfide nanorods, a detailed study was conducted on electrodeposited 2-D copper sulfide films to ascertain the right parameters for electrodeposition including; electrolyte composition, temperature, deposition potential and membrane type. Excellent structural properties of these resultant nanorods make them desirable for applications in the future nano-opto-electronic devices.

Keywords

electrochemical synthesisnanostructureoptoelectronic
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1018: Symposium EE – Applications of Nanotubes and Nanowires , 2007 , 1018-EE05-22
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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