Advanced Materials, Vol.14, No.4, 296-296, 2002
Shape and phase control of ZnS nanocrystals: Template fabrication of wurtzite ZnS single-crystal nanosheets and ZnO flake-like dendrites from a lamellar molecular precursor ZnS-(NH2 CH2CH2NH2)(0.5)
Unusual two-dimensional ZnS nanosheets with micrometer scale lateral dimensions and flake-like ZnO dendrites (see Figure) can be rapidly generated with high yield (>96 %) by using a simple template method. The molecular precursor ZnS.(NH2CH2CH2NH2)(0.5), which shows a strong ultraviolet emission band centered at 380 mn at room temperature, lies at the basis of this method.