Document Type : Research Article
Authors
- Gurpreet Kaur 1
- Bikramjeet Singh 1
- Paviter Singh 1
- Manpreet Kaur 1
- Anup Thakur 2
- Manjeet Kumar 3
- Rajni Bala 4
- Akshay Kumar 1
1 Department of Nanotechnology, Advanced Functional Material Laboratory, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab 140406, India
2 Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
3 Department of Materials Engineering, Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Pune 411025, India
4 Department of Mathematics, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
Abstract
Nontoxic and earth abundant nanostructured semiconductors have experienced wide attention of researchers recently. One of the more studied material is Iron pyrite (FeS2) owing many different promising applications. Herein, the synthesis of nanostructures by varying the reactant precursors of iron and sulphur has been reported. The molar ratio of iron and sulphur precursors play a crucial role in determining the quality of nanostructures. This work further advances synthesis with pyrite purity, structure control and then promotes use in photovoltaics, photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry applications. Copyright © 2017 VBRI Press.
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