Zinc powder reacts with equivalent elemental selenium in solvent ethylenedi
amine at 120 degrees C for 6 h to form a complex, which is converted to ZnS
e nanoparticles by pyrolysis or protonization. X-ray diffraction results su
ggest that the as-formed products have wurtzite structure. Transmission ele
ctron microscopy observation show that particles with spherical and laminar
morphology were produced by pyrolysis and protonization, respectively. The
formation of ZnSe nanoparticles is also investigated by infrared and therm
al analysis.