Effect of Annealing on the ZnS Nanocrystals Prepared by Chemical Precipitation Method

Nanocrystals of ZnS have been synthesized through simple chemical precipitation method using thiourea as sulphur source. The synthesized products were annealed at different temperatures in the range of 200–800∘C. The as-synthesized and annealed samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD),...

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Published in:Journal of nanomaterials 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-7
Main Authors: Sathishkumar, Kannadasan, Kannadasan, Natesan, Cholan, Shanmugam, Shanmugam, Nadana, Viruthagiri, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Atomic force microscopes
Differential thermal analysis
Nanocrystals
Nanomaterials
Precipitation
Sulfur
Zinc sulfides
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Summary:Nanocrystals of ZnS have been synthesized through simple chemical precipitation method using thiourea as sulphur source. The synthesized products were annealed at different temperatures in the range of 200–800∘C. The as-synthesized and annealed samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible absorption (UV-Vis), and room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The morphological features of ZnS annealed at 200 and 500∘C were studied by atomic force microscope (AFM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) techniques. The phase transformation of ZnS and formation of ZnO were confirmed by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) curves.
ISSN:1687-4110
1687-4129
DOI:10.1155/2013/351798