Defect engineering for enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnS nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal method

EM Jubeer, MA Manthrammel, PA Subha, M Shkir… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Defect engineering is a promising method for improving light harvesting in photocatalytic
materials like Zinc sulphide (ZnS). By altering the S/Zn molar ratio during hydrothermal …

Hydrothermal synthesis of strontium-doped ZnS nanoparticles: structural, electronic and photocatalytic investigations

R Boulkroune, M Sebais, Y Messai, R Bourzami… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Strontium-doped ZnS nanoparticles (NPs)(1.5, 5 and 9 wt%) were synthesized
through a surfactant free hydrothermal method. The structural characterization by X-ray …

Effect of Zr doping and aging on optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnS nanopowder

J Sharma, A Gupta, OP Pandey - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
A facile single step chemical method is reported for the synthesis of Zr doped ZnS
nanopowder and its photocatalytic performance has been studied. The average crystallite …

ZnS nanoparticles prepared via simple reflux and hydrothermal method: Optical and photocatalytic properties

V Sabaghi, F Davar, Z Fereshteh - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, zinc sulfide nanoparticles (NPs) with various morphologies such as
spherical, flower-like, microspheres decorated with nanoparticles and nanorods were …

Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic property of Ni doped ZnS nanoparticles

M Jothibas, C Manoharan, SJ Jeyakumar, P Praveen… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Pure and Ni (0.5–2.0%) doped ZnS nanoparticles were prepared by an inexpensive
solid state reaction method. The structural, functional, optical, morphological and chemical …

Effect of Mn doping on structural, optical and photocatalytic behaviors of hydrothermal Zn1− xMnxS nanocrystals

R Nasser, H Elhouichet, M Férid - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Undoped and Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals (Ncs) have been synthesized by using
the hydrothermal method at 200° C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed that the …

Sonochemically synthesized Ni-doped ZnS nanoparticles: structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties

AA Othman, MA Osman, MA Ali, WS Mohamed… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
In the present work, we investigate the effect of Ni doping on the crystallite size (D hkl),
optical band gap (E_ g^ opt E g opt), Photoluminescence emission (PL) behavior, as well as …

Photoluminescence and photocatalytic studies of metal ions (Mn and Ni) doped ZnS nanoparticles

J Kaur, M Sharma, OP Pandey - Optical Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the structural, optical and photocatalytic studies of thioglycerol
capped doped ZnS nanoparticles (NPs). Effect of two dopant metal ions (Ni and Mn) on …

Effect of reaction parameters on photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of zinc sulfide nanosphere synthesized by hydrothermal route

TI Chanu, D Samanta, A Tiwari, S Chatterjee - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) nanospheres have been synthesized using amino acid, l-
Histidine as a capping agent by hydrothermal method. The as prepared ZnS have been …

Synthesis and properties of transition metals and rare-earth metals doped ZnS nanoparticles

H Hu, W Zhang - Optical materials, 2006 - Elsevier
The synthesis and study of nanostructured materials have become a major interdisciplinary
area of research over the past 20 years. Semiconductor nanoparticles play a major role in …