N,N'-diisopropylthiourea and N,N'-dicyclohexylthiourea zinc(II) complexes as precursors for the synthesis of ZnS nanoparticles

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 105, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Moloto, N ^a,b   Revaprasadu, N ^a   Moloto, M J ^c   O'Brien, P ^d   Raftery, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

N; N' dicyclohexylthiourea; N' diisopropylthiourea; Precursor; Synthesis; ZnS nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; AGGLOMERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; PYROLYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC;

EID: 70350153376     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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