Formation of ZnS nanorods entrapped in polyacrylic acid (PAA) film

A simplistic approach for synthesis of zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanorods is reported. The synthesis of ZnS nanoparticles involved mixing of zinc acetate, sodium sulphide and acrylic acid in appropriate ratio at proper conditions, which formed the core. These nanoparticles were trapped in PAA by in-situ p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inMaterials letters Vol. 62; no. 17; pp. 2700 - 2703
Main Authors Soni, Hemant P., Parmar, Diptesh, Patel, Narendra, Chawda, Mukesh, Bodas, Dhananjay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 30.06.2008
Subjects
EDAX
PAA matrix
SEM
XRD
ZnS nanorods
SEM
ZnS nanorods
XRD
PAA matrix
EDAX
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A simplistic approach for synthesis of zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanorods is reported. The synthesis of ZnS nanoparticles involved mixing of zinc acetate, sodium sulphide and acrylic acid in appropriate ratio at proper conditions, which formed the core. These nanoparticles were trapped in PAA by in-situ polymerization of acrylic acid and carefully casted into the film which resulted into entrapped nanorods in the polymer matrix. The nanoparticles as well as nanorods entrapped in PAA were characterized using high resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for morphological investigations; energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) for composition and its crystalinity was checked using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The length of nanorods was in the range of 2–4 μm and thickness between 50–200 nm.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2008.01.019