Abstract
A new kind of reaction based on a simultaneous solvent-oxidation-hydrolysis process was first developed to synthesize ZnS and CdS. ZnS microspheres and CdS nanoshuttles assembled with nanoparticles were obtained through this method. The products were characterized by XRD, ED, TEM, UV-VIS and PL. The results indicated that ZnS and CdS nanoparticles with 15–20 nm diameters could self-assemble into 1.2 µm-diameter microspheres and about 40 × 100 nm nanoshuttles, respectively. In addition, the formation mechanism of the products was explored.

Key words
solvent-oxidation-hydrolysis, hydrothermal, nanoparticles, nanoshuttles, microspheres,ZnS, CdS

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