Review on experimental and computational studies of ZnS nanostructures

Said Hamad (1) , Scott Marcus Woodley (2) , Richard Catlow (2)

1 Universidad de Sevilla = University of Seville
2 Computational Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry

We review the experimental and computational studies of nano-particulate ZnS, a system that has received much attention recently. We describe in detail how the nano-particle structures evolve with increasing size. The results of the computational studies reveal intriguing families of structures based on spheroids, which have the greater stability for clusters with less than 50 ZnS pairs. More complex structures are predicted for larger nano-particles.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Said Hamad, Scott Marcus Woodley, Richard Catlow. Review on experimental and computational studies of ZnS nanostructures. Molecular Simulation, 2009, 35 (12-13), pp.1015-1032. ⟨10.1080/08927020903015346⟩. ⟨hal-00530454⟩