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Abstract
Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of spinel copper gallate (CuGa2O4) nanocrystals (NCs) with an average size of 3.7 nm via a heat-up colloidal reaction. CuGa2O4 NCs have a band gap of ~2.5 eV and a strong p-type character, in agreement with ab initio simulations. These NCs are demonstrated to be photoactive, generating a reproducible photocurrent under blue light irradiation when deposited as a thin film. The ability to adjust the Cu:Ga ratio within the NCs, and its effect on the optical and electronic properties of the NCs was also demonstrated.
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Supporting information for the main article "Photoactive p-type spinel CuGa2O4 nanocrystals", including detailed experimental methods, and additional XRD, TEM, SEM, UV-Vis, XPS, FTIR and photoelectrochemical characterizations.
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