title: Solution-phase synthesis of spherical zinc sulfide nanostructures.
abstract: A facile solution-phase method has been developed to synthesize specially hollow and solid ZnS nanospheres. High-resolution TEM images on the nanospheres suggest their formation via the oriented aggregation of the primary ZnS nanocrystals. The morphology and size of the ZnS nanospheres can also be tuned easily by controlling the experimental conditions. These special spherical structures are very easily encapsulated within a uniform silica layer without any surface modification, suggesting potential applications in biochemistry and biodiagnostics.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Chun Zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shu Fen
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Meng Kai
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lü