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Nanoseparation-Inspired Manipulation of the Synthesis of CdS Nanorods

Show Author's Information Xiaoming Sun1( ),  Xiuju Ma1,  Lu Bai1,  Junfeng Liu1,  Zheng Chang1,  David G. Evans1,  Xue Duan1,  Jiaou Wang2,  Joseph F. Chiang3
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringP.O. Box 98Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029China
Institute of High Energy PhysicsBeijing100039China
Department of Chemistry and BiochemistrySUNY-OneontaOneontaNY13820USA
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photoluminescence, Nanoseparation, controlled synthesis, quantum rods, CdS
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Sun X, Ma X, Bai L, et al. Nanoseparation-Inspired Manipulation of the Synthesis of CdS Nanorods. Nano Research, 2011, 4(2): 226-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-010-0073-x
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CdS nanorods have been sorted by length using a density gradient ultracentrifuge rate separation method. The fractions containing longer rods showed relatively stronger oxygen-related surface trap emission, while the shorter ones had dominant band-edge emission. These results suggest that the final length distribution of CdS nanorods is not a result of random nucleation and growth, but is related to the local synthesis conditions. Inspired by these findings, different synthesis environments (N2, air, and O2) have been employed in order to tailor the length distribution. In addition to the rod length, the photoluminescence properties of CdS nanorods can also be manipulated. Increasing the oxygen partial pressure significantly changed the growth behavior of CdS nanorods by improving the anisotropic growth.


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Nanoseparation-Inspired Manipulation of the Synthesis of CdS Nanorods

Show Author's information Xiaoming Sun1( ), Xiuju Ma1, Lu Bai1, Junfeng Liu1, Zheng Chang1, David G. Evans1, Xue Duan1, Jiaou Wang2, Joseph F. Chiang3
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringP.O. Box 98Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029China
Institute of High Energy PhysicsBeijing100039China
Department of Chemistry and BiochemistrySUNY-OneontaOneontaNY13820USA

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CdS nanorods have been sorted by length using a density gradient ultracentrifuge rate separation method. The fractions containing longer rods showed relatively stronger oxygen-related surface trap emission, while the shorter ones had dominant band-edge emission. These results suggest that the final length distribution of CdS nanorods is not a result of random nucleation and growth, but is related to the local synthesis conditions. Inspired by these findings, different synthesis environments (N2, air, and O2) have been employed in order to tailor the length distribution. In addition to the rod length, the photoluminescence properties of CdS nanorods can also be manipulated. Increasing the oxygen partial pressure significantly changed the growth behavior of CdS nanorods by improving the anisotropic growth.

Keywords: photoluminescence, Nanoseparation, controlled synthesis, quantum rods, CdS

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Received: 07 October 2010
Revised: 04 November 2010
Accepted: 05 November 2010
Published: 01 February 2011
Issue date: February 2011

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities.

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