Abstract
This paper reports a novel method of synthesising CdS nanocrystals (NCs), which 1
octadecene as non coordinating
solvent, cadmium acetate and sulfur as Cd and S sources, and myristic acid as surfactant were used respectively. X-ray powder diffraction, dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the as-prepared CdS NCs are
highly monodispersed and possess a zinc blende crystal structure. The nucleation and growth stages of the NCs could be
automatically separated in a homogeneous system with nucleation initiators , tetraethylthiuram disulfide and 2,2 - dithiobisbenzothiazole. To a certain extent, the size of CdS NCs c ould be controlled by altering the quantity of nucleation
initiators and the reaction time. The photoluminescence spectra of the CdS NCs with narrow photoluminescence emission
peaks are depend ent on the size of the particles.
Keywords
CdS, Nanoparticles, Photoluminescence.
Citation
YAWEI ZHOU, ZHENHUA FANG, WEI ZHAO, XIAOPENG ZHAO, Synthesis of p hotoluminescent c olloidal CdS n anocrystals via a non-injection method, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 6, 9-10, September-October 2012, pp.818-821 (2012).
Submitted at: May 5, 2012
Accepted at: Sept. 20, 2012