ZnS, CdS and HgS nanoparticles via Alkyl-Phenyl dithiocarbamate complexes as single source precursors

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5538-5551

  Onwudiwe, Damian C ^a   Ajibade, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dithiocarbamates; Metal sulfide; Nanoparticles; Single source precursor

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MERCURY SULFIDE; N,N ETHYLPHENYL N,N BUTYLPHENYL DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFIDE; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE; SULFIDE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL PHASE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; HOT TEMPERATURE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFIDES; THIOCARBAMATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80053192728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12095538     Document Type: Article

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