Hydrothermal synthesis of Cu2CoSnS4 nanoparticles: characterization and their applications of electrochemical, antibacterial and photocatalytic performances
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Selvam Manjula
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Panneerselvam Dhamodharan
Abstract
A hydrothermal technique was used to successfully synthesize tetragonal Cu2CoSnS4 (CCTS) nanoparticles and investigate the effect of various thiourea concentrations on structural, morphological and optical properties. XRD analysis revealed the formation of tetragonal CCTS nanoparticles and the average crystallite size (nm) varied from 26 to 40 nm. The Raman studies confirmed the vibrational modes of the CCTS nanoparticles. The FE-SEM images revealed that the thiourea concentrations induced morphological changes in the CCTS nanoparticles, which exhibited the nanosheets changing into spherical structures. TEM images indicated that the CCTS sample had a spherical structure and the SAED pattern demonstrated a polycrystalline nature. The valance states of metallic species, such as Cu+ and Co2+ were further confirmed by XPS. The optical band gap (1.53 eV) was calculated from UV–Visible data and the obtained bandgap value from the literature. The electrochemical measurements of the CCTS TU-10 electrode exhibited pseudocapacitive behavior with a notable specific capacitance of 198 Fg−1 at a scan rate of 10 mV/S along with favorable electrocatalytic activity. In the photocatalytic application, when compared to MB dye (78 %), the CCTS catalyst was found to have a higher degradation efficiency toward CV dye (84 %). For antibacterial studies, the Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria exhibited the maximum zone of inhibition at 20 mm for 100 μg/ml. Finally, the experimental results suggested that the synthesized CCTS nanoparticles had better electrochemical, photocatalytic, and antibacterial properties.
Acknowledgments
The corresponding author wishes to thank the Head of the Department of Physics and Centralized Instrumentation and Service Laboratory (CISL), Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nādu, India, for providing the CV and analytical instrument facilities.
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Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: S. Manjula, G. Sivakumar, P. Dhamodharan - Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Writing Original Draft, Writing- Review, Visualization; S. Manjula, G. Sivakumar, P. Dhamodharan - Investigation, Supervision, Project administration, Writing- Editing; S. Manjula, G. Sivakumar, P. Dhamodharan - Resources, Project administration, Writing- Editing; A. Dinesh, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Manikandan Ayyar - Conceptualization, Software, Resources, Investigation, Writing- Editing.
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Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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- Frontmatter
- Original Papers
- Bi2O3/ZnO heterostructured semiconductor nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and its visible light-induced degradation of methylene blue dye
- Hydrothermal synthesis of Cu2CoSnS4 nanoparticles: characterization and their applications of electrochemical, antibacterial and photocatalytic performances
- Synthesis structural optical and mechanical properties of Nb3⁺ doped Zinc Borophosphate glass for radiation shielding application
- Oil mediated polymer based green synthesis of calcium hydroxide nanoparticles and their application in bone conservation
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- Examining the design characteristics of a dual-material gate all-around tunnel FET for use in biosensing applications
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- Temporal and thermal dynamics exploration of different detergents’ formulations components on fungal alkaliphilic lipases stability
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- Organic and inorganic pollutants removal from tannery effluent using electrocoagulation technique
