Microwave- and conventional-hydrothermal synthesis of CuS, SnS and ZnS: Optical properties

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4757-4763

  Yan, Xinlong ^a,b   Michael, Elizebeth ^b   Komarneni, Sridhar ^b   Brownson, Jeffrey R ^b   Yan, Zi Feng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional hydrothermal and Microwave hydrothermal synthesis; Covellite; SnS; ZnS

Indexed keywords

COVELLITE; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL; MICROWAVE-HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SNS; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; ZNS;

ENERGY GAP; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84875724911     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.11.062     Document Type: Article

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