a Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China;b Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Abstract:
A hydrothermal reaction route has been developed to prepare chalcopyrite phase CuFeS2 nanorods at 200–250°C. X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results reveal that the CuFeS2 synthesized displays nanorods with diameters of 20–40 nm and lengths of up to several micrometers. Elemental analysis gives the atomic ratio of Cu:Fe:S of 1:1.04:2.11. The 57Fe Mössbauer spectrum exhibits a six-peak hyperfine magnetic spectrum and a like-splitted line non-magnetic peak. The factors influencing the formation of the CuFeS2 nanorods were discussed.