Abstract
Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanostructures with different morphologies and microstructures were synthesized using a single thermal evaporation process. The microstructure and photoluminescence properties of the ZnS nanowires produced in four different temperature zones were examined. Scanning electron microscopy showed that as the substrate temperature decreased, the morphology of the ZnS nanowires changed from a longer curved morphology to a shorter earthworm-like morphology. X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows that all samples were mixtures of a zincblende-structured ZnS phase and a wurtzite-structured ZnS phase and that dominance of the zincblende phase tends to increase with decreasing substrate temperature. The zincblende phase appeared to be dominant regardless of the substrate temperature. A closer comparison of the XRD patterns of the products in the different temperature zones showed that dominance of the zincblende phase tends to increase with decreasing substrate temperature. Photoluminescence spectroscopy revealed a decrease in emission intensity with decreasing substrate temperature. ZnS nanostructures synthesized in temperature zones 2, 3 and 4 (∼ 900, ∼ 800 and ∼ 700 °C, respectively) showed green emission, whereas those synthesized in temperature zone 5 (∼ 600 °C) showed yellow emission. The origins of the emissions are also discussed.
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