Optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles produced by mechanochemical method

C. S. Pathak; D. D. Mishra; V. Agarwala; M. K. Mandal

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.04.070

Optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles produced by mechanochemical method

C. S. Pathak, D. D. Mishra, V. Agarwala, M. K. Mandal

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Abstract

Nanosized zinc sulfide (ZnS) has been synthesized by the mechanochemical route using zinc acetate and sodium sulfide as source materials in a high energy planetary ball mill (HEPBM) with 300 rpm for 2 h. The mechanochemically synthesized powders have been analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) for phase analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) for the morphological characterization, UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometer for determining band gap energy and Fluorescence spectroscopy for determining the emission wavelength. The crystallite size of the synthesized ZnS nanoparticles calculated by the Debye-Scherers formula is in the range 7-9 nm. FESEM morphology shows the fibrous structure of ZnS samples. The value of optical band gap has been found to be in the range 5.2-5.3 eV. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of the samples exhibits a blue light emission using UV excitation wavelength of 280 nm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6191-6195
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ceramics International
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.04.070
State	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C. Optical properties
Mechanochemistry
Nanoparticles
Semiconductors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Process Chemistry and Technology
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

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