title: Size distributions of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles obtained from templating methods.
abstract: Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles were obtained by soft templating methods using either an already established revered micelle route or a new procedure based on gel electrophoresis. The UV-Vis absorption or the photoluminescence excitation spectra were fitted using the CdS electronic structure available in the literature together with a size distribution. The obtained results indicate that the amount of sodium dodecyl sulphate as a component of the agarose gel formulation has a profound effect on the resulting nanoparticle population.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. pcoutinho@fisica.uminho.pt
authors.forename: Paulo J G
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: Candido A G
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Teresa S V
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D008823:Micelles; D015233:Models, Statistical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D016011:Normal Distribution; D009991:Oscillometry; D010316:Particle Size; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012685:Sepharose / Q000737:chemistry; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D008823:Micelles; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D012685:Sepharose