Hydrothermal synthesis of transition-metal sulfide dendrites or microspheres with functional imidazolium salt

Great influence of a small amount of capping agents on the morphology of SnS particles using xanthate as precursor

“…Recently, the syntheses of semiconductor nanocrystals through a single-source precursor route have attracted much attention because of its potential advantages and possibility to tune the size and size distribution of the products by controlling the reaction conditions [18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. Those precursors were usually metal complexes and prepared based on the reaction of metal salt and ligands.…”

Novel hierarchical CdS crystals by an amino acid mediated hydrothermal process

“…Those methods include hydrothermal and solvothermal processes [21][22][23][24], chemical bath deposition [25], electrodeposition [26], vapor-liquid-solid assisted process [27], and colloidal method [28]. However, morphology-controlled fabrication of CdS nano-/microcrystals with 3-dimensional (3D) structures via a solution-based process remains a major challenge due to the difficulty in controlling nucleation and growth [29,30], though hierarchically structured CdS crystals were reported [17,18,22,[31][32][33].…”

Synthesis and photoluminescence of wurtzite CdS and ZnS architectural structures via a facile solvothermal approach in mixed solvents

“…[5][6][7][8][9]. So far, various techniques, such as laser ablation, solution-based route, thermal decomposition and evaporation [10][11][12][13][14], have been employed to synthesize CdS and ZnS nanostructures. CdS and ZnS nanostructures with various morphologies have been reported in the literatures [11,12,[14][15][16], including nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires and nanospheres.…”

“…So far, various techniques, such as laser ablation, solution-based route, thermal decomposition and evaporation [10][11][12][13][14], have been employed to synthesize CdS and ZnS nanostructures. CdS and ZnS nanostructures with various morphologies have been reported in the literatures [11,12,[14][15][16], including nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires and nanospheres. In contrast to 1D nanostructures, CdS and ZnS with complex 3D architectures exhibit much exceptional properties and excellent applications in solar cells and photocatalysis [17][18][19].…”