Trioctylphosphine as Both Solvent and Stabilizer to Synthesize CdS Nanorods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>High quality CdS nanorods are synthesized reproducibly with cadmium acetate and sulfur as precursors in trioctylphosphine solution. The morphology, crystalline form and phase composition of CdS nanorods are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM),...

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Main Authors: Tan Weihong, Chen Shutang, Zhang Xiaoling, Zhang Qiuhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-009-9375-x
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>High quality CdS nanorods are synthesized reproducibly with cadmium acetate and sulfur as precursors in trioctylphosphine solution. The morphology, crystalline form and phase composition of CdS nanorods are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM and X-ray diffraction (XRD). CdS nanorods obtained are uniform with an aspect ratio of about 5:1 and in a wurtzite structure. The influence of reaction conditions on the growth of CdS nanorods demonstrates that low precursor concentration and high reaction temperature (260 &#176;C) are favorable for the formation of uniform CdS nanorods with 85.3% of product yield.</p>
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X