title: Organic phase synthesis of noble metal-zinc chalcogenide core-shell nanostructures.
abstract: Multi-component nanostructures have been attracting tremendous attention due to their ability to form novel materials with unique chemical, optical and physical properties. Development of hybrid nanostructures that are composed of metal-semiconductor components using a simple approach is of interest. Herein, we report a robust and general organic phase synthesis of metal (Au or Ag)-Zinc chalcogenide (ZnS or ZnSe) core-shell nanostructures. This synthetic protocol also enabled the growth of more compositionally complex nanostructures of Au-ZnSxSe1-x alloys and Au-ZnS-ZnSe core-shell-shell. The optical and structural properties of these hybrid nanostructures are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diab
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
authors.forename: Kobi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Flomin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
authors.forename: Pazit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rukenstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel. Electronic address: mokari@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: Taleb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mokari
keywords: Au-ZnS; Core-shell nanostructures; Organic phase synthesis