Synthesis and characterization of Ni(II) complexes with functionalized dithiocarbamates: New single source precursors for nickel sulfide and nickel-iron sulfide nanoparticles
supramolecular aggregation. [Ni(dbdtc)2] and [Ni(dbdtc)3][FeCl4] (dbdtc = N,N-dibenzyldithiocarbamate) were used to prepare monometallic sulfide (nickelsulfide), bimetallic sulfide (iron-nickel sulfide) nanoparticles. TEM images of nickelsulfide and iron-nickel sulfide reveal that the particles are oval shape and ultrafine (∼5–10 nm), respectively.