Résumé:
While efforts have been made to synthesize quaternary alloy nanostructures with high surface area for application in many fields, a
detailed exploration of quinternary alloy nanostructures has not been reported until now. This work investigates the optimum crystal-
lization parameters for reducing crystal defects in Cu
2
Zn
1
x
Cd
x
SnS
4
quinternary alloy nanostructures. Alloy nanostructures with differ-
ent Zn and Cd contents were grown by a sol–gel method. The analytical results confirmed a multi-phase polycrystallinity of the samples,
and the variations in their energetic transitions and optical properties with Cd content were investigated. The morphology and topog-
raphy of the samples were also observed. Our results are supported by several related studies in the literature.
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