title: Temperature-controlled synthesis of CdSe nanocrystals with narrow size distribution.
abstract: CdSe quantum dots (QDs) with narrow size distribution and fine crystallinity were synthesized in paraffin liquid through temperature-control method. TEM, HRTEM, SEAD, XRD, PL and UV-VIS spectra were used to characterize the size, crystal structure and photoluminescence (PL) properties of CdSe nanocrystals. The PL spectra and TEM results revealed that the monodispersed and uniformed CdSe QDs with narrow size distribution were synthesized at a certain reaction temperature. HRTEM images combined with selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and XRD patterns illustrated that CdSe QDs showed near-perfect zinc-blende and wurtzite crystallinity at different temperatures. The Gibbs-Thomson calculation provided a thermodynamic explanation for obtaining the CdSe nanocrystals with narrow size distribution by temperature-control method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Hunan 410083, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shengming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Weiyue
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng