• Journal of Synthetic Crystals
  • Vol. 52, Issue 10, 1887 (2023)
ZHAN Sijin1,*, YOU Li1, LIU Fei1, WANG Shihan2,3..., HU Guotao2,3, YANG Xiaojian2,3, ZHANG Dan2,3 and WANG Xianwei4|Show fewer author(s)
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    ZHAN Sijin, YOU Li, LIU Fei, WANG Shihan, HU Guotao, YANG Xiaojian, ZHANG Dan, WANG Xianwei. Microreactor Strategy for Morphology Modulation of γ-CuI[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2023, 52(10): 1887 Copy Citation Text show less

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    Owing to its wide energy band gap, fast ionic conductivity at high temperatures, the ability to maintain a stable p-type conductivity at room temperature and poor spin-orbit splitting, γ-CuI is widely used in optical energy applications and ultrafast scintillation materials. The morphology of γ-CuI is determined by its synthesis conditions. In this paper, γ-CuI with different morphology were synthesized by microreaction method through controlling different NH3·H2O dosage, Cu source, in-tube reaction residence time, and temperature in the reaction. The crystalline phase and morphology of these γ-CuI were investigated by SEM, XRD and FT-IR. The γ-CuI prepared by the traditional liquid phase precipitation method was taken as a comparison. The results show that, the highest yield of 90.5% is achieved when the amount of NH3·H2O used (CNH3·H2O/CN2H4) is 0.4, the residence time in the tube is 10 s, and the reaction temperature is 20 ℃. Among them, the amount of NH3·H2O used (which has the greatest effect on the morphology) is 0.4, the rod-shaped γ-CuI with homogeneous morphology is synthesized. Comparing different Cu sources, except for Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O that is prepared to obtain the rod-shaped γ-CuI, all the remaining Cu sources mainly produce the granular γ-CuI. Increasing the in-tube time contribute to the rod-shaped γ-CuI CuI formation, but further increase time will lead to sample loss in the tube. In addition, too high reaction temperature will cause the gradual conversion of rod γ-CuI to granular γ-CuI.
    ZHAN Sijin, YOU Li, LIU Fei, WANG Shihan, HU Guotao, YANG Xiaojian, ZHANG Dan, WANG Xianwei. Microreactor Strategy for Morphology Modulation of γ-CuI[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2023, 52(10): 1887
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