Nanostructured copper sulfides, promising earth-abundant p-type semiconductors, have found applications in a wide range of fields due to their versatility, tunable low bandgap, and environmental sustainability. The synthesis of hexagonal Cu7 S4 @Au2 S@Au nanorings exhibiting plasmon enhanced emissions at the direct bandgap is reported. The synthesized Cu7 S4 @Au2 S@Au nanorings show greatly enhanced absorption and emission by local plasmons compared to pure copper sulfide nanoparticles.
Keywords: cation exchanges; copper sulfides; surface plasmons; templates, nanorings.
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