Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanoparticles in the presence of oleic acid as solvent and stabilizer

Na Li, Xiaoling Zhang*, Shutang Chen, Xiaomiao Hou

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Abstract

Oleic acid (OA)-capped CdS nanoparticles (NPs) have been successfully synthesized via the direct reaction of Cd(CH2COO)2· 2H2O with S powder in OA solvent at 230 °C under nitrogen flow, which was a kind of clean and air-stable solvent. The morphologies and structures of the as-synthesized CdS NPs are examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and the typical Ostwald ripening growth mechanism is concluded. Moreover, the collected ultravioletvisible (UVvis) absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy demonstrate good optical properties of CdS NPs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1195-1198
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Volume72
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

Keywords

  • B. Chemical synthesis
  • D. Optical properties

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