title: Growth of semiconducting nanocrystals of CdS and ZnS.
abstract: In this work, we report the study of growth of CdS as well as ZnS nanocrystals using in-situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) technique, in presence of thio-glycerol as capping agent. We observe that the diameter of the nanocrystal is controlled between 1 and 3 nm by varying the temperature of the reaction. Further, the self-focusing of the size distribution can be observed and is more pronounced at higher temperatures reducing its relative width from 25% to 10%.
authors.affiliation: Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
authors.forename: Ranjani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viswanatha
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sapra
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amenitsch
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Sarma
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C034939:cadmium sulfide; C031238:zinc sulfide