@article{Xiao2010, 
author = {Qiangfeng Xiao and Ding Weng and Zhenglong Yang and Javier Garay and Minjuan Zhang and Yunfeng Lu},
title = {Efficient Synthesis of PbTe Nanoparticle Networks},
year = {2010},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {3},
number = {10},
pages = {685-693},
keywords = {Lead telluride, nanoparticle, network, core shell structures, thermoelectric, carbohydrate},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-010-0030-8},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-010-0030-8},
abstract = {The synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystalline networks using weak capping ligands in aqueous media has been demonstrated. Carbohydrates, including β-cyclodextrin, D-(+)-glucose, D-glucosamine, lactobionic acid, sucrose, and starch were chosen as weak ligands to facilitate the formation of PbTe nanoparticle networks. The nanoparticle size, ranging from 5 nm to 30 nm, can be tuned by manipulating the temperature and concentration. Through a similar strategy, more complicated nanostructures including carbohydrate spheres@PbTe core–shell structures and Te@carbohydrate@PbTe multilayered submicron cables have been fabricated. This is a general approach which can be easily extended to the fabrication of other semiconductor networks, including PbSe and Bi2Te3 using carbohydrates and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), respectively, as ligands.}
}