@Article{CL.2023.207.497,
AUTHOR = {A. M. Jawore, T. Xaba, M. J. Moloto},
TITLE = {(Z)-2-(pyrrolidin-2-ylidene) thiourea based nickel (II) complex as a single source precursor for the synthesis of NiS nanoparticles and thin films},
JOURNAL = {Chalcogenide Letters},
VOLUME = {20},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {7},
PAGES = {497--505},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CL/v20n7/65258},
ISSN = {1584-8663},
ABSTRACT = {Nickel sulfides nanocrystals may be regarded as promising of materials in different research 
areas such as catalysts, solar cells, and electrode-materials. (Z)-2-(pyrrolidin-2-ylidene) 
thiourea ligand and (Z)-2-(pyrrolidin-2-ylidene) thiourea based nickel (II) complex have 
been prepared and utilized as single source molecular precursor for the synthesis of nickel 
sulfide nanoparticles and thin films. The effect of temperature was studies during the 
synthetic processes. The synthesized nanomaterials were characterized with various 
instruments. UV-Vis spectroscopy results of the nanoparticles were red shifting when the 
reaction temperature was increased whereas the blue shift was observed when the 
temperature was elevated during the preparation of the NiS thin films with the optical band 
gap energies ranging from 2.79 eV - 3.56 eV. All the XRD patterns for the NiS thin films 
confirm the predominance of pure hexagonal phase. },
DOI = {10.15251/CL.2023.207.497}
}