Hydrothermal synthesis of spindle-like ZnS hollow nanostructures
- Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou Road 53, Qingdao 266042 (China)
Spindle-like hollow nanostructures of zinc sulfide (ZnS) have been successfully synthesized by hydrothermal process using a simple surfactant emulsion template. The morphologies of ZnS nanostructures were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). It is found that most of the products including twin ellipsoids with connected hollow cores are reminiscent of spindle-like structures. The lengths, widths and the thickness of the shell are in the range of 1-2 {mu}m, 300-450 nm and 20-40 nm, respectively. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the shell is composed of sphalerite ZnS polycrystals.
- OSTI ID:
- 20891579
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 40; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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