Rapid Fabrication of ZnS Thin Film and Microsphere by Microwave-Assisted Chemical Solution Method

Abstract:

A rapid preparation route, microwave-assisted chemical solution method, has been developed for the fabrication of zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin film and powder with shape of microsphere. The as-obtained products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and optical measurement. XRD results indicated that the structures of as-obtained products are wurtzite. The SEM and AFM photographs show that uniform ZnS microsphere with size of less than 1 μm and homogeneous thin film could be obtained from solution under adequate conditions with thiourea as sulfide source. The results show that microwave-assisted chemical solution method is really a time saving method to fabricate the ZnS thin film and nanostructured microspheres.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 455-456)
• Pages: 711-715
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.455-456.711
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Jian Min Li, Long Long Zhang, Ling Yu Li, Hai Yan Xu
• Keywords: Chemical Solution Method, Micro-Sphere, Microwave Irradiation, Thin Film, ZnS

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