Metal Sulfide Nanoparticle Synthesis with Ionic Liquids – State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Christian Balischewski,
Hyung‐Seok Choi,
Karsten Behrens,
Alkit Beqiraj,
Thomas Körzdörfer,
André Geßner,
Dr. Armin Wedel,
Prof. Dr. Andreas Taubert
Affiliations
Christian Balischewski
Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam Germany
Hyung‐Seok Choi
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer Systems Geiselbergstrasse 69 14476 Potsdam-Golm Germany
Karsten Behrens
Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam Germany
Alkit Beqiraj
Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam Germany
Thomas Körzdörfer
Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam Germany
André Geßner
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer Systems Geiselbergstrasse 69 14476 Potsdam-Golm Germany
Dr. Armin Wedel
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer Systems Geiselbergstrasse 69 14476 Potsdam-Golm Germany
Prof. Dr. Andreas Taubert
Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam Germany
Abstract Metal sulfides are among the most promising materials for a wide variety of technologically relevant applications ranging from energy to environment and beyond. Incidentally, ionic liquids (ILs) have been among the top research subjects for the same applications and also for inorganic materials synthesis. As a result, the exploitation of the peculiar properties of ILs for metal sulfide synthesis could provide attractive new avenues for the generation of new, highly specific metal sulfides for numerous applications. This article therefore describes current developments in metal sulfide nanoparticle synthesis as exemplified by a number of highlight examples. Moreover, the article demonstrates how ILs have been used in metal sulfide synthesis and discusses the benefits of using ILs over more traditional approaches. Finally, the article demonstrates some technological challenges and how ILs could be used to further advance the production and specific property engineering of metal sulfide nanomaterials, again based on a number of selected examples.
