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Plasmonic Cu27S24 nanocages for novel solar photothermal nanoink and nanofilm

Min Xi1,2,§(), Longchang Xu1,3,§, Nian Li1, Shudong Zhang1(), Zhenyang Wang1()
Institute of Solid State Physics and Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
The Key Laboratory Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
School of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China

§ Min Xi and Longchang Xu contributed equally to this work.

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Cu27S24 nanocage was synthesized and evaluated by a combination of experimental measurement and theoretical calculation. And the developed Cu27S24 “nanoink” and “nanofilm” showed high efficient photothermal performance.

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Copper sulfide (CuxS) as a plasmonic solar photothermal semiconductor material that expands the light collection range by altering localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) to the near- to mid- infrared (IR) spectral region. The versatile synthesis strategies of CuxS nanostructure offer its variability of morphology and provide additional freedom in tuning the optical property. Particularly, nanocage (or nanoshell) has hybridized plasmon resonances as a result of super-positioned nanosphere and nanocavity, which extends its receiving range of solar spectrum and increases light-to-heat conversion rate. Here, we offer novel “nanoink” and “nanofilm” developed from colloidal Cu27S24 nanocages with excellent solar photothermal response. Via combining experimental measurement and theoretical calculation, we estimated the optical properties of covellite Cu27S24. And based on obtained dielectric functions, we then calculated its solar photothermal performance, which was further validated by our experimental measurement. The simulation results showed that hollow Cu27S24 nanocages have excellent solar photothermal performance, and exhibit much higher solar photothermal conversion efficiency than solid Cu27S24 nanospheres.

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plasmonicssolar photothermalhybridized plasmonCu27S24 nanocages

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 4,
April 2022
Pages 3161-3169
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3880-3
Cite this article:
Xi M, Xu L, Li N, et al. Plasmonic Cu27S24 nanocages for novel solar photothermal nanoink and nanofilm. Nano Research, 2022, 15(4): 3161-3169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3880-3
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