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Synthesis of Monodisperse CdS Nanorods Catalyzed by Au Nanoparticles

Show Author's Information Hongwang Zhang1,  Savas Delikanli2,  Yueling Qin2,  Shuli He2,3,  Mark Swihart1( ),  Hao Zeng2( )
Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY, BuffaloNY14260USA
Department of PhysicsUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY, BuffaloNY14260USA
Department of PhysicsCapital Normal UniversityBeijing100048China
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Nanorods, monodisperse, catalytic growth, solution phase synthesis
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Zhang H, Delikanli S, Qin Y, et al. Synthesis of Monodisperse CdS Nanorods Catalyzed by Au Nanoparticles. Nano Research, 2008, 1(4): 314-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-008-8032-5
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Semiconductor nanocrystals (dots, rods, wires, etc.) exhibit a wide range of electrical and optical properties that differ from those of the corresponding bulk materials. These properties depend on both nanocrystal size and shape. Compared with nanodots, nanorods have an additional degree of freedom, the length or aspect ratio, and reduced symmetry, which leads to anisotropic properties. In this paper, we report the Au nanoparticle-catalyzed colloidal synthesis of monodisperse CdS nanorods. Based on systematic high resolution transmission electron microscopy studies, we propose a growth mechanism for these nanorods.


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Synthesis of Monodisperse CdS Nanorods Catalyzed by Au Nanoparticles

Show Author's information Hongwang Zhang1, Savas Delikanli2, Yueling Qin2, Shuli He2,3, Mark Swihart1( ), Hao Zeng2( )
Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY, BuffaloNY14260USA
Department of PhysicsUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY, BuffaloNY14260USA
Department of PhysicsCapital Normal UniversityBeijing100048China

Abstract

Semiconductor nanocrystals (dots, rods, wires, etc.) exhibit a wide range of electrical and optical properties that differ from those of the corresponding bulk materials. These properties depend on both nanocrystal size and shape. Compared with nanodots, nanorods have an additional degree of freedom, the length or aspect ratio, and reduced symmetry, which leads to anisotropic properties. In this paper, we report the Au nanoparticle-catalyzed colloidal synthesis of monodisperse CdS nanorods. Based on systematic high resolution transmission electron microscopy studies, we propose a growth mechanism for these nanorods.

Keywords: Nanorods, monodisperse, catalytic growth, solution phase synthesis

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Received: 09 July 2008
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This work is supported by NSF-DMR 0547036, NSF-CBET 0652042, and UB Integrated Nanostructured Systems Instrument Facilities.

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