Nanomaterials (Jul 2022)

Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Stabilizer in Synthesis of AgInS<sub>2</sub> Quantum Dots

  • Oleg Korepanov,
  • Olga Aleksandrova,
  • Dmitrii Firsov,
  • Zamir Kalazhokov,
  • Demid Kirilenko,
  • Dmitriy Kozodaev,
  • Vasilii Matveev,
  • Dmitriy Mazing,
  • Vyacheslav Moshnikov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142357
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 14
p. 2357

Abstract

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A synthesis protocol of polyvinylpyrrolidone-capped AgInS2 quantum dots in aqueous solution is reported. Nanoparticle morphology and chemical composition were studied by means of TEM, XRD, XPS, and FTIR. The obtained quantum dots were luminescent in the visible range. The photoluminescence intensity dependence on the polyvinylpyrrolidone amount was demonstrated. The wavelength of the emission maximum varied with changing the [Ag]:[In] molar ratio. The temperature dependence of the photoluminescence intensity of the polyvinylpyrrolidone-capped AgInS2 quantum dots was investigated within the temperature range of 11–294 K.

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