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Solvothermal synthesis of manganese sulfides and control of their phase and morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2018

Jianchao Zhang ,
Rongrong Shi Open the ORCID record for Rongrong Shi [Opens in a new window] ,
Chen Zhang ,
Lingyun Li ,
Jiaming Mei  and
Shengqing Liu
Jianchao Zhang
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Rongrong Shi*
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Chen Zhang
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Lingyun Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Jiaming Mei
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Shengqing Liu
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Light-conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: shirr@lzu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Manganese sulfides (MnS) with a diversity of well-defined morphologies and phases have been successfully synthesized by the solvothermal approach. The phase structure and morphology of MnS could readily be tuned by adjusting the sulfur sources and solvents. Hollow γ-MnS spheres were obtained by treating L-cysteine and manganese source in ethylene glycol (EG) at 200 °C for 2 h, whereas a replacement of the mixture solvent by EG and deionized water yields the hierarchical flower-like γ-MnS. γ-MnS tubes were also produced under the same condition by using diethylene glycol and deionized water as solvents. When thioacetamide used as the sulfur source and oleylamine used as the solvent, monodisperse α-MnS nanoparticles with the mean diameter of 17 nm could be synthesized successfully. The phase structures, sizes, and morphologies of samples were investigated in detail by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The UV-vis absorption peak and the width of band gap with different morphologies of the as-prepared MnS were measured. The samples described in this paper are promising to be utilized in solar cells, biomedicine, short wavelength electronic devices, photocatalysis, and other fields.

Keywords

band gaphollow structuremonodisperseMnSsolution polarity
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2018 , pp. 4224 - 4232
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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