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Solvothermal Synthesis of Superhydrophobic ZnS Film

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.12715
Xinmin Wang
Zhengzhou College of Animal Husbandry Engineering, Zhengzhou 450011, Henan Province, P.R. China
Chengqun Yu
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China
Junxi Wu
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China
Zhihua Wei
Zhengzhou College of Animal Husbandry Engineering, Zhengzhou 450011, Henan Province, P.R. China
Yidong Zhang
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Xinmin Wang

wangxinmindoc@126.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 3 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 3

Abstract

In this work, a superhydrophobic ZnS film was successfully synthesized by a simple solvothermal route using Zn foil and sulphur powder as raw materials in an absolute ethanol solution at 160 ºC for 24 h. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and contact angle. Results show that the obtained films were high crystallinity and uniformity. A possible reaction mechanism was proposed and discussed. It is found that the ZnS film exhibits superhydrophobicity due to its special nanoflakes structure. The average thickness of the ZnS nanoflakes film is ca. 120 nm.

Keywords

Zinc sulphide Nanoflake Superhydrophobicity
Wang, X., Yu, C., Wu, J., Wei, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2012). Solvothermal Synthesis of Superhydrophobic ZnS Film. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(3), 1241–1243. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.12715
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