title: Synthesis, optical properties, and growth mechanism of blue-emitting CdSe nanorods.
abstract: Blue-emitting, cubic phase CdSe nanorods with an approximate diameter of 2.5 nm and lengths up to 12 nm have been synthesized at low temperature (100 degrees C) in a single surfactant using a single-source molecular precursor. Transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering measurements indicate that the nanorods are formed from self-assembly of isotropic nanoclusters. Anisotropic growth in a single surfactant appears to be favored when growth occurs below the thermal decomposition temperature of the single-source precursor.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA. sgthoma@sandia.gov
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Paula P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Provencio
authors.forename: Billie L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Jess P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wilcoxon