Room temperature synthesis of wurtzite phase nanostructured ZnS and accompanied enhancement in dielectric constant

We report the room temperature synthesis of ZnS in the wurtzite phase by using ethylenediamine, which acts as a template as well as a capping agent. With the addition of ethylenediamine, structural transformation in ZnS from cubic to wurtzite phase is observed. This is accompanied by an increase in the real permittivity by an order of 2, and reduction in dielectric loss by a factor of 6 as compared to a sample without ethylenediamine. Thus, suggesting that ethylenediamine capped wurtzite ZnS is more suitable for miniaturied capactive devices.