Phase-pure fabrication and shape evolution studies of SnS nanosheets

Phase pure SnS nanosheets were synthesized by a hot injection method from a new single molecular precursor (SMP), dibutyl-bis(piperidinedithiocarbamato)tin( iv ) in oleylamine at 230 °C. The tin complex was characterized by single crystal X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, thermograv...

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Published inNew journal of chemistry Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 9569 - 9574
Main Authors Khan, Malik Dilshad, Akhtar, Javeed, Malik, Mohammad Azad, Akhtar, Masood, Revaprasadu, Neerish
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2015
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Summary:Phase pure SnS nanosheets were synthesized by a hot injection method from a new single molecular precursor (SMP), dibutyl-bis(piperidinedithiocarbamato)tin( iv ) in oleylamine at 230 °C. The tin complex was characterized by single crystal X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, thermogravimetry and microelemental analysis. The complex is thermally stable up to 260 °C, after which it decomposes in a single step with a major mass loss between 260 °C and 300 °C. The thermolysis of the as-prepared precursor was carried out in oleylamine between 190 and 230 °C. The formation and shape evolution of SnS was investigated using high resolution electron microscopy. The mechanism of the time dependent growth of SnS from spherical particles into nanosheets is proposed.
ISSN:1144-0546
1369-9261
DOI:10.1039/C5NJ01919B