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Zinc Coordination Complex for use in Uniform ZnS Microflowers Synthesis
Author(s) -
Mi Liwei,
Han Minle,
Li Zhen,
Yang Fengling,
Shen Changyu,
Zheng Zhi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201000136
Subject(s) - thiourea , zinc sulfide , zinc , nanosheet , materials science , sulfide , diffraction , fabrication , nanotechnology , transition metal , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , catalysis , chemistry , metallurgy , optics , organic chemistry , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology
Uniform snowball zinc sulfide (ZnS) microflowers with nanosheet covering were synthesized using the one step reaction of zinc coordination compounds with thiourea at 160 °C for 24 h. X‐ray single crystal diffraction, electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectrometry, and X‐ray diffraction were used to characterize the products. The flower‐like ZnS crystals may have some application in catalyst or solar cell devices. This work is also expected to be applied in the fabrication of other transition metal sulfide crystals with special morphology.