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Zinc sulfide

purum, 97% (from Zn)

Synonym(s):

Zinc(II) sulfide, Zinc sulphide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
ZnS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
97.46
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

purum

Quality Level

Assay

97% (from Zn)

reaction suitability

core: zinc
reagent type: catalyst

loss

≤0.5% loss on drying, 105 °C

color

white to faint yellow

density

4.1 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Ba: ≤1.5%
Ca: ≤200 mg/kg
Co: ≤500 mg/kg
Fe: ≤100 mg/kg
Mg: ≤500 mg/kg

SMILES string

S=[Zn]

InChI

1S/S.Zn

InChI key

WGPCGCOKHWGKJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Uses:
  • Preparation of flexible transparent conductive coatings essential for fabrication of a variety of printed electronic devices such as flexible displays and solar cells
  • Prepare a composite CdS-ZnS/Zirconium-titanium phosphate (ZTP) photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible light
  • Prepare light-controlled bioelectrochemical sensors based on CdSe/ZnS quantum dots
  • Catalyst for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants
  • Preparation of color tunable light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
  • Prepare (CdS-ZnS)-TiO2 combined photocatalysts for electricity production via photoelectrocatalysis
  • Catalyst for synthesis of spirooxindole derivatives in aqueous medium via Knoevenagel condensation followed by Michael addition
  • Prepare CdSe/ZnS q uantum dots for chemiluminescent and chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (CRET) detection of DNA, metal ions, and aptamer-substrate complexes
  • Preparation of ZnS nanocrystals for ultrasensitive protein detection in terms of multiphonon resonance Raman scattering

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chi Chen et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 5(3), 1149-1155 (2013-01-18)
Facile aqueous synthesis of near-infrared Ag(2)Te quantum dots (QDs) and Ag(2)Te/ZnS core/shell QDs emitting in the second biological window is reported. The QD synthesis is based on a straightforward cation exchange process between CdTe QDs and Ag(+) ions conducted in
Tao Liu et al.
Optics express, 21(4), 4671-4676 (2013-03-14)
We report the fabrication of a planar waveguide in polycrystalline zinc sulfide by 6.0 MeV C ions implantation with a fluence of 5 × 10¹⁴ ion/cm² at room temperature. The near-field light intensity profiles in the visible and near-infrared bands
Afshin Pourahmad
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 103, 193-198 (2012-12-25)
In this article, we have reported synthesis of ZnS/MCM-41 nanocomposite and its photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated using basic blue 9 or methylene blue (MB) as model pollutant under UV light irradiation. The catalyst is characterized by transmission
Bioimaging: illuminating the deep.
Kyryl Zagorovsky et al.
Nature materials, 12(4), 285-287 (2013-03-21)
Surinder K Mehta et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 105, 516-521 (2013-01-29)
Using polyethylene glycol (PEG) coated ZnS nanoparticles (NPs), a novel and highly sensitive luminescent sensor for cyanide ion detection in aqueous solution has been presented. ZnS NPs have been used to develop efficient luminescence sensor which exhibits high reproducibility and

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