Growth and characterization of large-scale uniform Zinc Sulfide nanowires by a simple chemical reaction technique

Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) nanowires were grown in the pores of anodic alumina membrane. A simple chemical reaction technique was used where pores in the anodic alumina membrane act as reactors. Uniform morphology of nanowires was found using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Micro-Raman spectroscopy revealed the wurtzite nature of ZnS nanowires. UV–visible spectroscopy of nanowires exhibited no blue shift. The room temperature photoluminescence measurement observed an emission peak around 390 nm.