Synthesis of some transition metal (M: 25Mn, 27Co, 28Ni, 29Cu, 30Zn, 47Ag, 48Cd) sulfide nanostructures by hydrothermal method

Hamid Emadi; Masoud Salavati-Niasari; Azam Sobhani

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2017.06.007

Synthesis of some transition metal (M: ₂₅Mn, ₂₇Co, ₂₈Ni, ₂₉Cu, ₃₀Zn, ₄₇Ag, ₄₈Cd) sulfide nanostructures by hydrothermal method

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2017 Aug:246:52-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.06.007. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Authors

Hamid Emadi¹, Masoud Salavati-Niasari², Azam Sobhani³

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
² Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Electronic address: salavati@kashanu.ac.ir.
³ Department of Chemistry, Kosar University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Islamic Republic of Iran.

PMID: 28647040
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.06.007

Abstract

The design of nanostructures with favored shape, particle size and structure is one of the most important fields of nanoscience. To reach this target hydrothermal method is one of the most applicable methods which allow us to obtain favored structures by changing some parameters. This review focuses on synthesis of some transition metal sulfides by hydrothermal method because of technological importance of this group of material. The common sulfides of Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag and Cd are introduced and a mechanism proposed for their synthesis. The effects of temperature and time reaction, surfactant, reactants concentration, metal and sulfur sources and etc. on the morphology, particle size and some properties of the products are investigated. SEM and TEM images show the morphology and size of the as-synthesized samples. Chemical composition of the samples is characterized by XRD, EDS and etc. The magnetic, optical and thermoelectric properties of the metal sulfides are investigated.

Keywords: Hydrothermal; Metal sulfide; Nanostructures; Synthesis.

Publication types

Review