Micrometre-sized In2S3 half-shells by a new dynamic soft template route: properties and applications

A novel dynamic soft template solution route has been developed for the preparation of micrometre-sized In2S3 half-shells, assembled by fine nanoparticles. This novel half-shell nanostructure was characterized by electron microscopes, x-ray diffraction (XRD), x-ray photoelectron (XPS), and optical spectroscopes. The catalytic property in the electro-oxidation of the nitric oxide (NO) of the half-shells was also investigated, which could be drastically enhanced by the loading of Ag nanoparticles. Finally, the template-free, one-pot method described here is likely to be useful in the preparation of many other half-shell structures.