Bi2S3 nanomaterials: morphology manipulation and related properties.

The Bi(2)S(3) nanomaterials with various morphologies such as nanorods, nanowires, nanowire bundles, urchin-like microspheres and urchin-like microspheres with cavities have been successfully synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method. Experimental results indicate that sulfur sources play crucial roles in determining the morphologies of Bi(2)S(3) products. Moreover, formation mechanisms of different Bi(2)S(3) nanostructures are discussed based on understanding of the growth habit of Bi(2)S(3) crystal. Finally, we also studied the morphologies-dependent electrochemical and optical properties of the as-synthesized Bi(2)S(3) nanomaterials. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011