Research Article

Growth Kinetics of Zinc Sulphide Nanocrystals Synthesized by Colloidal Thermolysis of Fatty Acid Carboxylates

Figure 3

p-XRD patterns of ZnS nanoparticles obtained by decomposing ricinoleate carboxylate precursors in oleylamine: dodecanethiol (1 : 1) solvent mixtures at different temperatures for 1 hour. The blue lines are standard patterns for sphalerite ZnS (JCPDS 03-065-0309).