A one-step aqueous synthetic route to extremely small CdSe nanoparticles.

By employing Na2Se as a selenium source, we demonstrate that extremely small ( approximately 1 nm) mercapto acid-stabilized CdSe nanoparticles can be conveniently prepared in water. The as-prepared nanoparticles start to show dominant near band-gap photoluminescence in the blue spectral range and sh...

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Main Authors: Chen, X, Hutchison, J, Dobson, P, Wakefield, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008