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Template synthesis of silver indium sulfide based nanocrystals performed through cation exchange in organic and aqueous media

Na Gao1, Rubo Zhang1, Bingkun Chen2,4( ), Jinfeng Zhang3, Xiaoling Zhang1, Andrey L. Rogach4
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Heavy-metal-free silver based I-III-VI semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), including ternary silver indium sulfide (AgInS2) and derivative quaternary silver indium zinc sulfide (i.e., AgInZn2S4) NCs, possess advantages of low toxicity, and size-tunable band gaps approaching near-infrared spectral range, which make them candidates for use in optoelectronic and biological devices. Herein, we report syntheses of AgInS2 based NCs starting from In2S3 template, which have been performed both in organic and aqueous phase through cation exchange. As a result, ternary silver indium sulfide and quaternary silver indium zinc sulfide NCs are obtained in both organic and aqueous media, and confirmed to be orthorhombic AgInS2 NCs and hexagonal AgInZn2S4 NCs, respectively. Furthermore, the aqueous AgInZn2S4 NCs with red emission and low cytotoxicity are explored for the cancer cell imaging.

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template synthesissilver indium sulfide based nanocrystalscation exchangeorganic and aqueous media

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Nano Research
Volume 14 Issue 7,
July 2021
Pages 2321-2329
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-3229-3
Cite this article:
Gao N, Zhang R, Chen B, et al. Template synthesis of silver indium sulfide based nanocrystals performed through cation exchange in organic and aqueous media. Nano Research, 2021, 14(7): 2321-2329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3229-3
Topics:
Energy gapHeavy metalsIIIndium sulfideInfrared devices Ion exchangeNanocrystalsPositive ionsSemiconductor devices Sulfur compoundsVI semiconductorsZinc sulfide

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Received: 15 July 2020
Revised: 07 November 2020
Accepted: 09 November 2020
Published: 05 July 2021
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