title: Controlled nucleation and growth of CdS nanoparticles by turbulent dispersion.
abstract: We propose and test a method for controlling the size of nanoparticles, which plays a fundamental role in their electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. The method utilizes turbulent mixing, and is applicable to the fabrication of any type of nanoparticle that uses a solution environment in the preparation process. We show by well-controlled experiments on the CdS nanoparticles, which are semiconducting materials, that the average size d of the particles decreases with Reynolds number Re.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran.
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shayeganfar
authors.forename: Leili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Javidpour
authors.forename: Nima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taghavinia
authors.forename: M Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rahimi Tabar
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahimi
authors.forename: Faezeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bagheri-Tar