Temperature dependent structural properties of nanocrystalline SnS structures

Devika, M and Reddy, N Koteeswara and Patolsky, Fernando and Ramesh, K and Gunasekhar, KR (2009) Temperature dependent structural properties of nanocrystalline SnS structures. In: Applied Physics Letters, 95 (26).

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Abstract

This letter explores the structural behavior of nanocrystalline tin mono sulfide (SnS) structures with respect to temperature (100-600 K). These studies emphasize that the structural properties of SnS nanocrystalline structures depend on the surrounding temperature. The lattice parameters of SnS nanocrystals slightly varied like their microstructures with the increase of temperature. These changes strongly influence the optical properties of SnS nanostructures. On the other hand, the structures exhibited higher strain (similar to 0.44%) than that of microstructured (0.3%) and bulk (0.12%) counterparts. The observed results are discussed under the light of existing concepts and reported.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Physics Letters
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Keywords:	IV-VI semiconductors; lattice constants; nanostructured materials; thermal expansion; tin compounds
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2010 08:59
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:54
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/25438

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