ZnS–Zn nanocables and ZnS nanotubes

Abstract

ZnS-Zn nanocables and ZnS nanotubes have been synthesized by a thermochemical process in a simple and safe way. The as-prepared nanocables consist of a single crystal Zn core with a diameter of 20 nm and a polycrystalline ZnS sheath with a thickness of 8 nm. The evaporation of the Zn core leads to the formation of ZnS nanotubes.

Synthesis of Ultrathin Zinc Nanowires and Nanotubes by Vapor Transport

“…Zinc nanowires may also be a good template to form 1D nanostructures of other important materials, such as ZnO, ZnS, and Cu. [8,9] Zinc nanowires and nanotubes with core/shell structures of Zn/ZnO and Zn/ZnS were usually prepared from ZnO [10][11][12] or ZnS [13][14][15] as precursors by a vapor-solid (VS) process. Recently, Peng et al reported the synthesis of zinc nanofibers with diameters of 50-200 nm by evaporation of pure zinc powders.…”

ZnS nanowires and their coaxial lateral nanowire heterostructures with BN

“…One possible solution is to wrap nanomaterials with chemical inert protective shells. Different materials have been used to wrap ZnS NWs to form coaxial lateral nanowire heterostructures ͑LNHs͒, such as ZnS / SiO 2 , 16 ZnS / Zn, 17,18 ZnS / ZnO, 13,19 ZnS/BN, 15,20 and ZnS / SiC. 21 Among them, BN is the best protecting material due to its insulating properties and remarkable chemical inertness and thermal stability.…”

A facile synthesis of ZnS nanocrystallites by pyrolysis of single molecule precursors, Zn (cinnamtscz)2 and ZnCl2 (cinnamtsczH)2

“…Thus, synthesis of ZnS nanorods (Li and Alivisatos 2003), nanowires (Xiong et al 2004), nanotubes (Zhu et al 2003) and nanobelts (Pan et al 2001) have been reported. Several synthesis methods such as solvothermal decomposition Kedarnath et al 2007), microwave synthesis (Panda et al 2006), solution route (Zhang et al 2004), colloidal synthesis (Lu et al 2003), pyrolysis in furnace Kedarnath et al 2007), hydrothermal method (Liu et al 2005), etc., have been used for preparation of these materials.…”