CdSe nanoparticles grown via radiolytic methods in aqueous solutions

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 736-741

  Singh, Shalini ^a   Rath, M C ^a   Singh, A K ^a   Mukherjee, T ^a   Jayakumar, O D ^a   Tyagi, A K ^a   Sarkar, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

CdSe; CdSO4; Magnetic properties; Na2SeSO3; Nanoparticles; Radiolytic

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AS-GROWN; CADMIUM SELENIDES; CAPPING AGENT; CDSE; CDSE NANOPARTICLES; CDSO4; CUBIC CRYSTALLINE; DISORDERED STRUCTURES; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDRATED ELECTRON; NA2SESO3; PRIMARY NANOPARTICLES; RADIOLYTIC; RADIOLYTIC METHODS; REDUCING CONDITIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STARTING MATERIALS; TEM; XRD MEASUREMENTS;

AGGLOMERATION; CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; RADIOLYSIS; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS;

NANOMAGNETICS;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; NANOPARTICLE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETISM; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOLYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79953035079     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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