Utilizing High X-ray Energy Photon-In Photon-Out Spectroscopies and X-ray Scattering to Experimentally Assess the Emergence of Electronic and Atomic Structure of ZnS Nanorods.

ABSTRACT: The key to controlling the fabrication process of transition metal sulfide nanocrystals is to understand the reaction mechanism, especially the coordination of ligands and solvents during their synthesis. We utilize in situ high-energy resolution fluorescence detected X-ray absorption spectroscopy (HERFD-XAS) as well as in situ valence-to-core X-ray emission spectroscopy (vtc-XES) combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations to identify the formation of a tetrahedral [Zn(OA)₄]²⁺ and an octahedral [Zn(OA)₆]²⁺ complex, and the ligand exchange to a tetrahedral [Zn(SOA)₄]²⁺ complex (OA = oleylamine, OAS = oleylthioamide), during the synthesis of ZnS nanorods in oleylamine. We observe in situ th

SUBMITTER: Klemeyer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature