Abstract
We report the synthesis and characterization of lead sulfide (PbS) decorated reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposite materials. The materials were synthesized in a one-step solvothermal reaction where the reduction of graphene oxide, synthesis of PbS nanoparticle and decoration of PbS onto RGO were done simultaneously. Structural characterizations reveal that PbS nanoparticles are highly crystalline and a strong interaction exists between RGO and PbS. We also demonstrate fabrication of a near infrared (NIR) photo detector using RGO/PbS nanocomposite film.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 995-1001 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Dr. Lei Zhai and Virendra Singh for useful discussions. This work is partially supported by the US National Science Foundation under Grant No. ECCS 0801924. S.G. thanks DST, Government of India, for the BOYSCAST fellowship.