A simple single molecular precursor route in the synthesis of high quality SnS nanoparticles

•Tetrathiourea tin(II) chloride complex was used as precursor in the synthesis of SnS nanoparticles.•High quality SnS nanoparticles with different morphologies and sizes were obtained.•Analytical techniques such as UV-Vis-NIR, SEM-EDX, TEM, HRTEM and XRD were used for characterisation of these material.

Tetrathiourea tin(II) chloride complex was used as a single molecular precursor for the synthesis of high quality tin sulfide nanoparticles with different morphologies. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the metal to sulphur ratio as 1:1 with no impurity. The transmission electron microscopy images showed the close to spherical shapes with an average particle size of 52.86 nm. High-resolution electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis confirm the orthorhombic crystal phase with a lattice spacing of 0.29 and 0.36 nm, assigned to (101) and (120) planes.