Issue 37, 2014

Zinc blende versus wurtzite ZnS nanoparticles: control of the phase and optical properties by tetrabutylammonium hydroxide

Abstract

The influence of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide on the phase composition (cubic zinc blende versus hexagonal wurtzite) of ZnS nanoparticles was studied. The ZnS nanoparticles were prepared by a microwave-assisted solvothermal method, and the phase structure and optical properties along with the growth process of ZnS nanoparticles were studied. We report XRD, FE-SEM, EDXS, UV-vis and PL measurements, and first-principles calculations based on TDDFT methods in order to investigate the structural and electronic properties and the growth mechanism of ZnS nanostructures. The effects as well as the merits of microwave heating on the process and characteristics of the obtained ZnS nanostructures and their performance are reported.

Graphical abstract: Zinc blende versus wurtzite ZnS nanoparticles: control of the phase and optical properties by tetrabutylammonium hydroxide

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Jun 2014
Accepted
01 Aug 2014
First published
07 Aug 2014

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 20127-20137

Author version available

Zinc blende versus wurtzite ZnS nanoparticles: control of the phase and optical properties by tetrabutylammonium hydroxide

F. A. La Porta, J. Andrés, M. S. Li, J. R. Sambrano, J. A. Varela and E. Longo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 20127 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP02611J

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