Preparation and formation mechanism of ZnS semiconductor nanowires made by the electrochemical deposition method

ZnS nanowire arrays have been prepared for the first time by direct-current electrodeposition into the nanopores of porous anodic alumina membranes (AAMs), and the growth mechanism is that metal cations are firstly reduced and then react with elemental S to form ZnS nanowire arrays in the nanopores of AAMs. The nanopores of AAMs are of benefit to the formation of sulfide nanowires.