A template-free route to Sb2S3 crystals with hollow olivary architectures

作者:Han Qiaofeng*; Lu Juan; Yang Xujie; Lu Lude; Wang Xin
来源:Crystal Growth & Design, 2008, 8(2): 395-398.
DOI:10.1021/cg7010716

摘要

Olivary Sb2S3 microcrystallines have been first synthesized via a hydrothermal process at 180 degrees C for 24 h using hydrochloric acid, SbCl3, and Na2S as starting materials. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows the product corresponds to the pure orthorhombic phase of Sb2S3, the phase purity of which is further confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies reveal that the irregular shaped nanobricks self-assemble into hollow olivary Sb2S3 microstructures. The possible mechanistic pathways in the formation of the structures are discussed.