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For that purpose, a yellow-orange synthetic dye, chalcone 1,5-bis-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-penta-1,4-dien-3-one, was obtained via ultrasound-assisted synthesis based on the Claisen-Schmidt condensation. Then it was applied in the sonochemical synthesis of SnS and SnS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    microparticles using two distinct polar protic solvents \u2013 methanol and ethanol. In each of syntheses (regardless the addition of chalcone) nanocrystalline SnS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    phase was identified. In two cases (starting from SnCl\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and using methanol as solvent regardless the addition of chalcone) also more crystalline SnS phase was observed. SEM images showed that the addition of chalcone to the reaction mixture significantly affects the morphology of product, for example microparticles with near ideal spherical shape or SnS\/SnS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    heterostructure were observed. Tauc investigations revealed the band gap widening due to the quantum confinement effect. The estimated band gap values were in the range of 1.94\u20134.05\u00a0eV. The addition of chalcone generally increased the band gap value. 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