Low Temperature Synthesis of Anacardic-Acid-Capped Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanoparticles

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dc.creatorMlowe, Sixberth
dc.creatorPullabhotla, Rajasekhar
dc.creatorMubofu, Egid B.
dc.creatorNgassapa, Faustine
dc.creatorRevaprasadu, Neerish
dc.date2016-06-15T20:55:50Z
dc.date2016-06-15T20:55:50Z
dc.date2014-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:54:23Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:54:23Z
dc.descriptionWe report the low temperature synthesis of CdE (E = S, Se and Te) semiconductor nanoparticles capped by anacardic acid, an environmentally benign naturally occurring capping ligand. The cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles were synthesized by reacting the reduced chalcogen powder with cadmium chloride to form the corresponding bulk material which was then dispersed in tri-n-octylphosphine (TOP) and thermolysed in anacardic acid. The low temperature of the reaction and the use of a naturally occurring oil solvent make this a relatively green synthetic route. The optical properties of the anacardicacid-capped cadmium chalcogenide particles show evidence of quantum confinement. The particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques.
dc.identifierMlowe, S.S., Pullabhotla, R.R., Mubofu, E.E., Ngassapa, F.F. and Revaprasadu, N.N., 2014. Low temperature synthesis of anacardic-acid-capped cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles. International Nano Letters, 4(2), pp.1-6.
dc.identifier10.1007/s40089-014-0106-7
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2503
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2503
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Link
dc.subjectAnacardic acid
dc.subjectCdE
dc.subjectNanoparticles
dc.subjectOptical properties
dc.subjectElectron microscopy
dc.titleLow Temperature Synthesis of Anacardic-Acid-Capped Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanoparticles
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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