Synthesis and characterization of ZnS nanowires by AOT micelle-template inducing reaction
ZnS nanowires, with diameters around 30 nm and lengths up to 2.5 {mu}m, had been successfully synthesized from solutions containing an anionic surfactant, sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT). Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern indicated that the product was pure polycrystalline cubic-phase {beta}-ZnS. The morphology and size of the as-synthesized product were determined by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effects of some of the key reaction parameters (such as the ratio of surfactant to water, the reactant concentration and reaction temperature, etc.) had been explored in this paper. A growth mechanism of ZnS nanowires by micelle-template inducing reaction was also proposed.
- OSTI ID:
- 20879929
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 39, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.04.019; PII: S0025540804001163; Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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