title: Cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanotechnology: synthesis and applications.
abstract: Over the past few years there has been sustained interest in the synthesis, characterization and application of cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanostructures such as nanoparticles, nanowires, nanobelts, nanospheres. The history of CdS, more recent advances in the chemistry and synthesis of CdS nanostructures, and their application as nanoscale devices in diverse technology areas from electronics to targeted drug delivery is described. Although the focus is on CdS, the review provides an excellent overview of the materials, methods, processes and promising solutions that are emerging.
authors.affiliation: Office of Electronic Miniaturization, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99701, USA.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Hullavarad
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hullavarad
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Karulkar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003102:Colloids; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012666:Semiconductors; D013440:Sulfides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D003102:Colloids; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; D004247:DNA