Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (02): 193-196.doi: 10.1016/S1872-1508(08)60008-X

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Synthesis, Structure and Growth Mechanism of ZnS Nanowires with High Aspect Ratio

DENG Zhan-Qiang; QI Jun-Jie; ZHANG Yue; LIAO Qing-Liang; HUANG Yun-Hua; CAO Jia-Wei   

  1. Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory for AdvancedMetals andMaterials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
  • Received:2007-08-16 Revised:2007-10-29 Published:2008-01-26
  • Contact: ZHANG Yue E-mail:yuezhang@ustb.edu.cn

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Abstract: ZnS nanowires were successfully synthesized through the direct reaction of Zn and S vapor via carbon-assisted chemical evaporation deposition method with Au catalyst. The investigations indicated that the size of ZnS nanowires with a diameter of approximately 40 nm was uniform along the axis of the wire and the surfaces were slick. The ZnS nanowire with a hexagonal wurtzite structure was a typical single crystalline structure. HRTEM and SEAD results demonstrated that the nanowire grew along [1100] direction, which was different from the common direction reported in literatures. The growth of nanowires was controlled by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism.

Key words: ZnS, Nanowire, Synthesis, Structure, Growth mechanism

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  • O643