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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Ultrasound-Assisted Reverse Micelle Synthesis of ZnSe/ZnS Nanomaterials-Study of the Effect of Power and Water:Surfactant Ratio on Morphology and Crystallinity.

Jaime Moroni Mora-Muñoz, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Luis A Godínez, Luis J Torres-Pacheco, Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar

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Jaime Moroni Mora-MuñozFacultad de Ingeniería, División de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro C.P. 76010, Mexico.
Lorena Álvarez-ContrerasCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C., Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-4112
Luis A GodínezCentro de Investigación en Química para la Economía Circular, CIQEC, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, SN, Queretaro C.P. 76010, Mexico.
Luis J Torres-PachecoFacultad de Ingeniería, División de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro C.P. 76010, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7146-3163
Noé ArjonaCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C., Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-4136-4738
Minerva Guerra-BalcázarFacultad de Ingeniería, División de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro C.P. 76010, Mexico.

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Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación 319707
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Abstract

The controlled formation of coherent interfaces in lattice-mismatched II-VI semiconductor heterostructures remains challenging. In this work, ZnSe/ZnS laminar nanomaterials were synthesized by an ultrasound-assisted reverse micelle method to determine how ultrasonic power (150 and 200 W) and water-to-surfactant molar ratio (16:1, 32:1, and 48:1) jointly regulate morphology, crystal structure, lattice accommodation, optical response, and photoelectrochemical behavior. Higher ultrasonic power favored more clearly defined laminar morphologies, whereas increasing the water-to-surfactant ratio produced more heterogeneous growth domains. XRD and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the presence of zinc-blende ZnSe and ZnS phases and provided indirect evidence consistent with partial pseudomorphic lattice accommodation, with calculated mismatch values of 1.59-3.07%, compared with the theoretical value of 4.43%. The apparent optical band gap decreased from 3.39 to 3.06 eV at 200 W and from 3.34 to 3.04 eV at 150 W as the water content increased. Photochronoamperometry showed predominantly cathodic responses, whereas P1R1 exhibited an anodic response. These results establish ultrasonic power and micellar composition as coupled synthesis parameters for tuning lamellar growth, interfacial strain, and optoelectronic response in ZnSe/ZnS heterostructures.

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laminar nanomaterialspseudomorphic growthreverse micellesemiconductor heterostructuressonochemistry

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PMID42738603
PMCPMC13567200

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