title: An easy shortcut synthesis of size-controlled bismuth nanoparticles and their use in the SLS growth of high-quality colloidal cadmium selenide quantum wires.
abstract: An easy shortcut synthesis of thermally stable, near-monodisperse Bi nanoparticles from BiCl(3) and Na[N(SiMe(3))(2)] is described. The diameters of the Bi nanoparticles are controlled in the range of 4-29 nm by varying the amounts of BiCl(3) and Na[N(SiMe(3))(2)] employed. Standard deviations in their diameter distributions are 5-15% of the mean diameters, consistent with near monodispersity. These Bi nanoparticles are shown to be the best currently available catalysts for the solution-liquid-solid (SLS) growth of high-quality CdSe quantum wires.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA.
authors.forename: Fudong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Buhro
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001729:Bismuth / Q000737:chemistry*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D012996:Solutions; C058667:cadmium selenide; D001729:Bismuth