To produce nanostructured AgBiS2, 0.003 mol CH3COOAg, 0.003 mol Bi(NO3)3.5H2O and 0.006 mol thiosemicarbazide (NH2CSNHNH2) were separately dissolved in different solvents [ethylene glycol (EG), water (H2O), polyethylene glycol with molecular weight of 200 (PEG200)