Solvothermal synthesis and optical properties of single-crystal ZnS nanorods

Facile synthesis of ZnS nanostructured spheres and their photocatalytic properties

“…As a photocatalyst, ZnS has been examined for degradation of water pollutants, reduction of toxic heavy metals and water-splitting for H 2 evolution [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Therefore, much effort has been made in the past decade to the controlled preparation of ZnS nanostructures with various forms including nanorods [12,13], nanowires [14][15][16], nanosheets [17], nanobelts [18][19][20], nanotubes [21,22], nanosaws [23], and nanoparticles [24][25][26][27]. Although these low dimensional nanomaterials exhibit lots of special properties, in comparison with them, the complex 3D architectures constructed by nanoscale building blocks possibly provide a great deal of opportunity to explore their novel properties due to their complex structures.…”

Controlled synthesis of copper sulfide 3D nanoarchitectures through a facile hydrothermal route

“…Metal sulfide, such as CdS, ZnS, Bi 2 S 3 , and CuS, has been widely studied, owing to their excellent physical and chemical properties [9][10][11][12]. Among them, copper monosulfide (CuS) as an important semiconductor has been the focus of intense interest because of its excellent optical, electronic, and other physical and chemical properties [13].…”

Biomolecule-assisted synthesis of Ag3SbS3 nanorods

“…In particular, semiconductor nanomaterials have been of great interest because of their optical and electrical properties, which may be widely used in the area of optoelectronics [4][5][6]. Among all these semiconductors, chalcogenide semiconductor materials have driven extensive research interest for various device applications such as linear or nonlinear optoelectronic, and thermoelectric devices as well as optical recording media [7][8][9].…”