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Improved Crystallinity of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Navendu Goswami  and
P. Sen
Navendu Goswami
Affiliation:
School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-10067, India.
P. Sen
Affiliation:
School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-10067, India.
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Abstract

Zinc sulfide nanoparticles, prepared employing a non-equilibrium route, are investigated for surface related effects. Water has been shown to induce a structural transformation in nanoparticles prepared this way, which is not related to their particle size. Employing Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray powder diffraction, we show here the importance of S-H interaction in the buildup to the final ZnS structure of these nanoparticles. These particles hold promise as water sensors.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 879: Symposium Z – Chemistry of Nanomaterial Synthesis and Processing , 2005 , Z3.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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