Nanosecond laser irradiation synthesis of CdS nanoparticles in a PVA system

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 290, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-26

  Onwudiwe, Damian C ^a   Krüger, Tjaart P J ^b   Oluwatobi, Oluwafemi S ^c   Strydom, Christien A ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CdS nanoparticles; Nanosecond laser; Optical properties; PVA; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CDS NANOPARTICLES; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; NANOSECOND LASERS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); THERMAL DECOMPOSITION BEHAVIOR; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84891031167     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.10.165     Document Type: Article

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