Phosphine-free synthesis of high quality zinc-blende CdSe nanocrystals in air

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 353, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 232-237

  Wang, Lan ^a,b   Sun, Xiudong ^a   Liu, Wenjing ^a   Yu, Xin ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdSe; Hexadecylamine; In air; Phosphine free; Stearic acid; Zinc blende crystal structure

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; STEARIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC;

CDSE; HEXADECYLAMINE; IN AIR; PHOSPHINE-FREE; ZINC-BLENDE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DECYLAMINE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; N HEXADECYLAMINE; NANOCRYSTAL; PHOSPHINE; STEARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MELTING POINT; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTUM YIELD; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 71649094325     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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