European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

IMPENDING APPLICATIONS OF ZINC SULPHIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOMATERIALS AND THIN FILMS

Rohit Srivastava*

ABSTRACT

Nano-sized semiconducting materials have found to be of considerable interest because of their structural, chemical and physical properties. They are different from those of the corresponding bulk materials because of their three dimensional confinement of electrons and appropriate band gaps. Zinc sulphide, a metal chalcogenide has unique properties and number of different applications in various sectors. In recent times lot of efforts has been done to improve the characteristics of zinc sulphide nanomaterials with the intention of discovering new possible applications. Numerous zinc sulphide nanostructures have ample of innovative applications some of which includes as a field emitters, field effect transistors (FET), catalysts, fuel cells, electrical devices, electroluminescence, solar cells, ultraviolet light and sensors. Gas sensors, biosensors, nano generators and nano sensors are going to the potent tools in future for the study and analysis of different physical and chemical systems.

Keywords: Zinc sulphide, applications, nanostructure, sensor, analytical devices.