Micelle-template inducing synthesis of winding ZnS nanowires

Semiconductor single-crystal ZnS nanowires with diameters 40-80 nm and lengths up to tens of micron, which can bend and wind, have been synthesis by the reaction of Zn2+ with S2- in reverse micelle for the inducing template. The formation mechanism of ZnS nanowires has been studied. The results indicated that the formation of ZnS nanowires probably was via the process of the directional aggregation and orientated growth of the ZnS nanoparticles. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.