title: Growth of ZnS nanostructures in high vacuum by thermal evaporation.
abstract: ZnS nanostructures were grown on Si substrates in high vacuum by modified thermal evaporation technique. Morphology, chemical composition and structural properties of grown ZnS nanostructures were studied using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer and transmission electron microscope (TEM). SEM studies showed that morphology of the grown structures varies with incident flux and source temperature. TEM studies showed that grown nanostructures are single crystalline in nature without structural defects such as stacking faults and twins. No catalytic particle was included in this growth process, and hence these micro and nanostructures were assumed to grow by VS mechanism.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuvaraj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayanan
authors.forename: K Narasimha
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010316:Particle Size; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014618:Vacuum; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C044696:zinc selenide