title: Synthesis and optical properties of sulfide nanoparticles prepared in dimethylsulfoxide.
abstract: Many methods have been reported for the formation of sulfide nanoparticles by the reaction of metallic salts with sulfide chemical sources in aqueous solutions or organic solvents. Here, we report the formation of sulfide nanoparticles in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) by boiling metallic salts without sulfide sources. The sulfide sources are generated from the boiling of DMSO and react with metallic salts to form sulfide nanoparticles. In this method DMSO functions as a solvent and a sulfide source as well as a stabilizer for the formation of the nanoparticles. The recipe is simple and economical making sulfide nanoparticles formed in this way readily available for many potential applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA.
authors.forename: Yuebin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Alan G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Joly
authors.forename: Zuli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D013440:Sulfides; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide