Temperature Dependent Synthesis of Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) Nanoparticles and Its Characterization

Authors

  • Prabha Sharma Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Sujan Dhungana Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Rajan Rai Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Devendra Khadka Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
  • Dipak Kumar Hitan Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Megh Raj Pokhrel Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Surendra Kumar Gautam Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bhoj Raj Poudel Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/arj.v3i01.50498

Keywords:

ZnS NPs, XRD, FTIR, UV-visible spectroscopy, Debye Scherrer’s equation

Abstract

Zinc sulphide nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) were successfully synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method at 20°C and 40°C using zinc chloride (ZnCl2 ) and sodium sulphide (Na2S) as precursors. Ascorbic acid was used as a capping agent. The synthesized ZnS NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. UV-visible spectra showed that the bandgap of synthesized NPs was 3.8-3.9 eV at two different temperatures. XRD analysis showed the particles were present in the cubic phase with a zinc blend structure. FTIR spectra were used in the confirmation of the chemical species of the synthesized NPs. The average particle size calculated by using Debye-Scherrer’s equation at 20°C and 40°C was found to be 5.01 and 3.1 nm which indicates that the particle size was temperature-dependent.

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Published

2022-12-23

How to Cite

Sharma, P., Dhungana, S., Rai, R., Khadka, D., Hitan, D. K., Pokhrel, M. R., Gautam, S. K., & Poudel, B. R. (2022). Temperature Dependent Synthesis of Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) Nanoparticles and Its Characterization. Amrit Research Journal, 3(01), 67–74. https://doi.org/10.3126/arj.v3i01.50498

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 01 (2022)

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Articles