International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 6 6 2017 06 2 A study on effect of ligand on crystallography, morphology and photo-catalytic ability of ZnS nanostructures 13 19 EN Pachauri Tripti 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Lakhani Anita 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Kumari K. Maharaj 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Agyarko Kofi 1 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Abunyewa Akwasi A. 2 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Department of Agroforestry, Kumasi, Ghana Bora Zinekena S.T. Tii 3 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Asare John 4 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Boakye Albert K. 5 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Abankwa Randy Y. 6 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Kaur Balwinder 1 Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India Singh Karamjit 2 Department of Physics, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India Malik Ashok Kumar 3 Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India > Research Paper 2017 4 30 2017 06 2 A single source precursor zinc complex: Zn(phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate)2 have been chosen to synthesize ZnS nanostructures by solvothermal route. Zn(phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate)2 has been synthesized from ligand L-phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate (PHEDTC) by simple mixing. Crystalline texture, phase analyses and size-shape analyses of prepared ZnS nanostructures have been carried out by XRD and TEM, respectively. The hexagonal structure ZnS nanocrystals of various morphologies (nanosheets, nanotriangles and nano pyramids) have been confirmed by diffraction and electron microscope studies, respectively. UV-vis. absorption studies have been carried for the detailed optical analyses. Photoluminescence (PL) study was carried out to check luminescence of synthesized ZnS nanostructures in electromagnetic spectrum. It has been reported that morphology of synthesized nanostructures strongly depends upon the precursor complex prepared from ligand; L-phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate. Photo-catalytic potential of the ZnS nanostructures has been observed in visible light using MB dye as a pollutant in water medium. Copyright@ International Science Community Association