Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnS spherical/flake nanostructures by sugar-assisted hydrothermal process

The mixed morphology of semiconducting metal sulfide nanostructured materials has been the hotspot of research. In this paper, we have reported the sugar assisted hydrothermal method, applied to prepare spherical/flake surface morphology of ZnS nanostructures. The crystal structure, surface morphology, light absorption, energy gap, emission peak, surface defects and photocatalytic properties of ZnS materials have been examined through the XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-visible, FL and photocatalytic studies. A solution of methyl orange dye is mixed with prepared ZnS samples under the illumination of UV-light; the photocatalytic degradation absorption, and efficiency have been estimated from the optical spectra of this mixtures.