Synthesis of Nickel Sulfide Thin Films and Nanocrystals from the Nickel Ethyl Xanthate Complex

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dc.contributor.authorKotei, Patience Adei
dc.contributor.authorBoadi, Nathaniel Owusu
dc.contributor.authorSaah, Selina Ama
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Michael Baah
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-8080-4812
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-16T10:43:31Z
dc.date.available2024-07-16T10:43:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionThis article is Published by Hindawi, 2022 and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6587934
dc.description.abstractNickel sul des have unique and diverse structural features, making them ideal for energy conversion and storage. is research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of nickel sul de thin lms and nanocrystals from nickel ethyl xanthate complex using spin-coating and solventless methods. e nickel ethyl xanthate complex (C6H10S4NiO2) was characterized using Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies as well as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). e NiS thin lms and nanoparticles were analyzed with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and X-ray di raction (XRD). Nickel ethyl xanthate was synthesized in an 81.2% yield. e bandgaps of the nickel sul de obtained from the spin-coating method ranged from 4.35–4.88 eV. For the solventless method, the bandgap of the nickel sul de ranged from 3.93–3.96 eV. e crystal phase observed from the spin-coating and solventless methods was α-NiS (hexagonal). A direct correlation was observed between annealing temperature, bandgap, and particle size
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dc.identifier.citationAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering Volume 2022, Article ID 6587934, 10 pages
dc.identifier.uri10.1155/2022/6587934
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/15843
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHindawi
dc.titleSynthesis of Nickel Sulfide Thin Films and Nanocrystals from the Nickel Ethyl Xanthate Complex
dc.typeArticle
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