Abstract:Copper indium diselenide nanopowders were hydrothermallly synthesized (200℃, 18h)by using water as the solvent, CuCl2, InCl3and Se powder as the starting materials, sodium borohydride as the reductant repectively. X ray powder diffraction (XRD), X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM)were used to characterize the obtained nanopowders. The results demonstrate that the average diameter of the as synthesized nanoparticles is around 100 nm; the reaction temperature is important for the formation of CuInSe2, the powders prepared under the temperature above 200 ℃ is pure CuInSe2 with chalcopyrite structure; time has a great effect on the morphologies of the as prepared powders, the particle size increases as the reaction time is prolonged. Furthermore, a possible formation mechanism for product was also proposed.