Hierarchical α-MnS microspheres: Solvothermal synthesis and growth mechanism

Kezhen Qi; Rengaraj Selvaraj; Tharaya Al Fahdi; Salma Al-Kindy; Younghun Kim; Cheuk Wai Tai; Mika Sillanpää

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2015.12.044

Hierarchical α-MnS microspheres: Solvothermal synthesis and growth mechanism

Kezhen Qi, Rengaraj Selvaraj^*, Tharaya Al Fahdi, Salma Al-Kindy, Younghun Kim, Cheuk Wai Tai, Mika Sillanpää

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Hierarchical-like α-MnS microspheres have been successfully synthesized via a simple solvothermal route using L-Cystein as both sulfur source and capping agent. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed that these hierarchical microspheres were made of α-phase MnS. Morphological studies performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods showed that the α-MnS hierarchical microspheres are obtained from the nanocubes by self-assembly due to the main driving force of the minimization of overall surface energy. It is highly expected this research can provide a useful fundamental understanding of shape-controlled synthesis of the semiconductor material with hierarchical microstructures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	116-120
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	166
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2015.12.044
Publication status	Published - Mar 1 2016

Keywords

Growth mechanism
Hierarchical nanostructure
Manganese sulfide
Solvothermal synthesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
General Materials Science

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