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Influence of alloying ratio in tailoring the structural and optical properties of (1 − x)CdS–xCuS nanocomposite

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Nanocomposites of CdS@CuS heterostructures were synthesized applying a simple chemical procedure. The structural characteristics of resulting nanocomposites (1 − x)CdS–xCuS (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1) samples were inferred applying synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope techniques. The optical characteristics were deduced from the UV–Vis and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy techniques. XRD phase identification revealed CuS having the hexagonal phase P 63/m m c, while CdS in two phases: cubic major phase \( F \bar{4} 3 m \) and hexagonal minor phase P 63 m c. The phase percentage, the crystallite size, the lattice parameters and the ions coordinates of each phase are traced as a function of the alloying parameter (x). FTIR analysis revealed a change in the transmittance intensity of the vibration bands upon changing CdS/CuS ration in the nanocomposites matrix. UV–Vis absorption spectra were affected greatly by the ratio of CdS to CuS in the different composites. All composites materials exhibited two energy gaps lower than parent compounds. The PL emission of CdS sample is broader than CuS sample. The PL spectra of CdS@CuS nanocomposites samples revealed a broad emission with a redshift depending on the ratio between CdS and CuS in the matrix. All samples emitted UV, violet and blue colors, while CuS sample reveals UV and violet colors. The obtained properties of CdS@CuS nanocomposites, by changing the composition ratio, make them good candidates for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and solar energy applications.

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The authors are grateful to the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, for funding through Vice Deanship of Scientific Research Chairs. The authors also would like to thank the MCX staff members for helping with the SR-XRPD measurements of the project No. 20190492 carried out at the MCX beam line of Elettra Synchrotron, Trieste, Italy.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Zein K. Heiba & Mohamed Bakr Mohamed

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Bakr Mohamed

  3. Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East – SESAME, Allan, Jordan

    Mahmoud Abdellatief

  4. Research Chair of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Applications in Saudi Arabia, Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    A. A. Albassam

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Heiba, Z.K., Mohamed, M.B., Abdellatief, M. et al. Influence of alloying ratio in tailoring the structural and optical properties of (1 − x)CdS–xCuS nanocomposite. Appl. Phys. A 126, 518 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03700-5

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