Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Metal Sulfides Using an Ionic Liquid

Abstract Nanoparticles of metal sulfides (ZnS and CdS) have been successfully synthesized using an ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM]BF4) under microwave heating at 100 °C for 10 min. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).