“…In recent years CuS has been synthesized with different morphologies such as nanotubes [2], nanowires [3], nano plates [4], nano rods [5], ball-flower [6], nanoparticles [7], hollow cages [8] and hollow sphere [9] with biological sulphate reduction [10], chemical route [11], chemical vapour deposition [12], chemical vapour reaction (CVR) [13], hydrothermal method [3], electrospinning [14], sono-chemical method [15], solid state synthesis [16], liquid precipitation route [17], liquid-liquid interface [18], pressure leaching process [19], micro-emulsions [20] and self-sacrificial templates [21]. Covellite (CuS) proved to be a very fruitful nanomaterial for solar cell applications [22], photocatalytic degradation of dyes [23], as a cathode material in lithium ion rechargeable secondary batteries [24], gas sensing [25] etc. Cu 2 S (chalcocite) possessing bulk band gap of 1.21 eV is a p-type semiconductor which lies in an optimum range for solar energy conversion [26], solar cells [27], catalysis [28], efficient photo catalyst [29], biosensors [30] and potential applications in optoelectronics devices [31].…”