The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

Electron beam microscopy and related characterization techniques play an important role in
revealing the microstructural, morphological, physical, and chemical information of halide …

Self-powered UV photodetectors (PDs) functioning without any power supply are urgently
needed in modern optoelectronic devices from the viewpoint of being energy saving …

Abstract 2D ternary systems provide another degree of freedom of tuning physical properties
through stoichiometry variation. However, the controllable growth of 2D ternary materials …

ZnS, as one of the first semiconductors discovered and a rising material star, has embraced
exciting breakthroughs in the past few years. To shed light on the design principles and …

The quest for mechanoluminescence (ML) in zinc sulfide (ZnS) spans more than a century,
initially sparked by observations of natural minerals. There has been a resurgence in …

Heterojunction photocatalysts, which can alleviate the low carrier separation efficiency and
insufficient light absorption capacity of a single catalyst, have received widespread attention …

ZnO–CdS nanocomposites with three different molar ratios of 25: 75, 50: 50 and 75: 25 were
synthesized by simple hydrothermal technique. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed …

Self assembled flower like CdS–ZnO nanocomposite has been synthesized by a facile
chemical route and the prepared materials have been investigated as catalyst in the …

ZnS nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using a simple, green, and reproducible
hydrothermal method. Transmission electron micrographs show polyhedral NPs having an …