Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages 90-93Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.04.070
Keywords
Semiconductor; ZnS; Nanocrystals; Solvothermal method; Photocatalysis
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
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A facile, one-pot, template-free solvothermal route for the synthesis of ZnS microspheres composed of nanocrystals (NCs) using 4,4'-dipyridyldisulfide (DPDS=(C5H4N)(2)S-2) as a new in situ source of S2- ions without the use of capping agent has been presented. Powder X-ray diffraction measurements of the samples revealed the hexagonal structure of the ZnS NCs. FESEM and TEM analyses unveiled the spherical morphology of ZnS microspheres composed of NCs with diameter of 15-20 nm. Optical investigation showed that ZnS NCs have an UV-vis absorption at 250 nm which is blue-shifted compared to that of bulk ZnS and the calculated value of band gap is 4.6 eV. Photocatalytic investigation of the ZnS NCs showed very good photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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