Structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of dispersions of CuS doped with Mn2+ and Ni2+

Larisa N. Maskaeva; Maria A. Lysanova; Olga A. Lipina; Vladimir I. Voronin; Evgeny A. Kravtsov; Andrei V. Pozdin; Vyacheslav F. Markov

doi:10.17308/kcmf.2024.26/11939

Larisa N. Maskaeva Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation; Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia 22 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620022, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1065-832X
Maria A. Lysanova Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5702-8706
Olga A. Lipina Institute of Solid State Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 91 Pervomaiskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620041, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3685-5337
Vladimir I. Voronin M. N. Mikheev lnstitute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences 18 S. Kovalevskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620108, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3901-9812
Evgeny A. Kravtsov M. N. Mikheev lnstitute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences 18 S. Kovalevskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620108, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-5692
Andrei V. Pozdin Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6465-2476
Vyacheslav F. Markov Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation; Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia 22 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620022, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0758-2958

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17308/kcmf.2024.26/11939

Keywords: Chemical bath deposition, Copper sulfide, Thin films, Powders, Doping, Manganese, Nickel, Methylene blue, Photocatalytic degradation

Abstract

By calculating the ionic equilibria in the system CuCl₂ (Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺) − NaCH₃COO – N₂H₄CS, we determined the concentration regions of the formation of copper sulfide (CuS), both undoped and doped with transition metals (Mn, Ni). Using chemical deposition on frosted glass substrates, we obtained powders and thin films of CuS(Mn) and CuS(Ni) doped with manganese or nickel with a thickness of 170–200 nm. The X-ray diffraction demonstrated that CuS based dispersions have the hexagonal covelline structure (space group Р63mmc). The band gap Eg of CuS films (2.08 eV) grows to 2.37 and 2.49 eV after doping with nickel and manganese, respectively. The study demonstrated that CuS(Ni) powders have optimal photocatalytic properties in the visible spectral region. The degree of photodegradation of a methylene blue organic dye increases in
alkaline environments

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Author Biographies

Larisa N. Maskaeva, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation; Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia 22 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620022, Russian Federation

Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Professor at the Department of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin; Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Gorenje Processes, Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Maria A. Lysanova, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation

Engineer at the Department of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Olga A. Lipina, Institute of Solid State Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 91 Pervomaiskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620041, Russian Federation

Senior Research, Institute of Solid State Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Vladimir I. Voronin, M. N. Mikheev lnstitute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences 18 S. Kovalevskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620108, Russian Federation

Senior Researcher, M. N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Evgeny A. Kravtsov, M. N. Mikheev lnstitute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences 18 S. Kovalevskaya str., Ekaterinburg 620108, Russian Federation

Head of Laboratory for Neutron-Synchrotron Research of Nanostructures, M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Andrei V. Pozdin, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation

Assistant at the Department of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

Vyacheslav F. Markov, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 19 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation; Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia 22 Mira str., Ekaterinburg 620022, Russian Federation

Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Head of the Department of Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin; Chief Researcher at the Department of Chemistry and Gorenje Processes, Ural Institute of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation)

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