Preparation and characterization of antimony sulphide nanostructure

Designing and Controlling of the size and morphology of the nanostructured materials is important for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. Herein, we report a new efficient approach to prepare different nanostructures of antimony sulphide. The conventional hydrothermal routes can be modified to control the size and morphology of the materials we have been prepared pedicellate flower-like nanostructure of antimony sulphide by quenched hydrothermal method (modified hydrothermal method). The prepared nanostructured materials were analysed using XRD, SEM. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern shows the Sb2S3 crystals belong to the orthorhombic phase with calculated lattice parameters a = 1.190 nm, b = 1.132 nm, and c = 0.390 nm. The morphological changes have been recorded using scanning electron microscope. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.