title: Early stages of ZnS nanoparticle growth studied by in-situ stopped-flow UV absorption spectroscopy.
abstract: The early stages of ZnS nanoparticle growth from supersaturated solution are investigated in situ by stopped-flow UV absorption spectroscopy with a time resolution of 1.28 ms. A model for data analysis is suggested which makes it possible to study both the average particle radius and the concentration. The average radii lie in the sub-nanometer range. During the first 40 ms, growth is predominantly governed by ripening.
authors.affiliation: Institutionen för Fysikalisk Kemi, Abo Akademi, Porthansgatan 3-5, 20500 Abo, Finland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiemann
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartikainen
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marlow
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindén