Solvothermal synthesis of CdS nanorods using hydroxyethyl cellulose as a template

CdS nanorods were solvothermally produced from Cd(CH₃COO)₂ and S powder using ethylenediamine (en) as a solvent and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) as a template. The phase with hexagonal structure was detected using XRD and SAED, which is in perfect accordance with the results obtained by simulation. SEM, TEM and HRTEM revealed the development of nanorods with a number of atoms arranged in crystal lattices. When the appropriate amount of HEC was used, the longest nanorods, with preferential growth in the [0 0 1] direction, were produced. Raman spectra showed the fundamental and overtone modes at the same wavenumbers of 301 and 599 cm⁻¹, respectively. Their relative intensities at each temperature were strongly influenced by the anisotropic geometry of the products. Photoluminescence caused by electron-hole recombination was detected at 470 nm, and by surface trapping induced emission at 575 nm. The formation mechanism of CdS nanorods was also proposed based on the experimental results.     

Controlled synthesis of CdS nanowires using diamines

We demonstrate a new, simple, inexpensive process and systemic control over CdS nanowires using sulfur powders and organic diamines without any catalysts, surfactants, and templates under atmospheric benchtop conditions. By changing the kinds of amines and reaction temperatures can result in control of the shape and size of the nanocrystals, which are moderately monodispered with unique forms.     

Large scale synthesis of cadmium selenide nanowires using template synthesis technique and their characterization

We report the fabrication, and structural and optical characterization of CdSe nanowires. Large scale uniform nanowires with length 40 micron and diameter 100 nm were grown using the simple chemical reaction technique. Morphological study of CdSe nanowires was done using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman studies show the crystalline structure of CdSe nanowires. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) technique was used to study the composition of CdSe nanowires. UV–Vis absorption studies show a blue shift of 0.26 eV in the optical band gap of CdSe nanowires.     

Preparation and characterization of CdS/Si coaxial nanowires

CdS/Si coaxial nanowires were fabricated via a simple one-step thermal evaporation of CdS powder in mass scale. Their crystallinities, general morphologies and detailed microstructures were characterized by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope and Raman spectra. The CdS core crystallizes in a hexagonal wurtzite structure with lattice constants of a=0.4140 nm and c=0.6719 nm, and the Si shell is amorphous. Five Raman peaks from the CdS core were observed. They are 1LO at 305 cm⁻¹, 2LO at 601 cm⁻¹, A₁-TO at 212 cm⁻¹, E₁-TO at 234 cm⁻¹, and E₂ at 252 cm⁻¹. Photoluminescence measurements show that the nanowires have two emission bands around 510 and 590 nm, which originate from the intrinsic transitions of CdS cores and the amorphous Si shells, respectively.     

溶剂热再结晶合成由纳米颗粒自组装成的一维CdS纳米棒

采用两种不同的溶剂热路径合成出了不同形貌和尺寸的CdS纳米晶, 一种是以无水乙二胺(en) 为溶剂, CdCl₂·2.5H₂O和硫脲(H₂NCSH₂N) 为镉源和硫源, 在不同反应温度(160 ℃-220 ℃ 下制备出了CdS纳米晶, 讨论温度对CdS纳米晶生长的影响; 另一种是以en为溶剂, 将在160 ℃下合成的产物在200 ℃下原位再结晶生长2-8 h, 分析原位生长时间对CdS纳米晶生长的影响. 通过X射线衍射(XRD)、 扫描电子电镜(SEM) 和透射电子电镜(TEM) 等表征产物的物相、 形貌和微结构, 分析可知: 两种路线合成的产物均为六方相CdS; 当温度为160 ℃时, 产物形貌为纳米颗粒状, 当温度高于160 ℃时, 产物为CdS纳米棒状; 同时, 在200 ℃下原位再结晶生长不同时间后发现产物形貌由纳米颗粒转变为纳米棒, 通过场发射扫描电镜(HRTEM) 分析可知: 纳米棒是由零维纳米颗粒自组装而成. 最后, 讨论了影响产物CdS纳米晶形貌转变的因素和纳米棒的生长机理.     

过渡金属硫化物纳米晶的溶剂热合成与表征

以硝酸钴(Co(NO3)2·6H2O)、硝酸铁(Fe(NO3)3·6H2O)和硫脲为原料,在同一混合溶剂(乙二醇和水)中通过控制两种溶剂的比例(1∶2; 4∶1),利用溶剂热法在180 ℃分别恒温制备了硫化钴(CoS1.097)和硫化铁(Fe3S4)两种纳米晶.用X-射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)对样品组成、粒径和表面形貌进行了表征,荧光光谱对其荧光性质进行了测量.结果表明,所得样品分别为六方相的CoS1.097和立方相的Fe3S4纳米粉末.在此基础上,对影响两种纳米晶形成的主要因素进行了初步的分析和讨论.     

Preparation of silica nanowires using porous silicon as Si source

This very paper is focusing on the preparation of silica nano-wires via annealing porous silicon wafer at 1200 °C in H₂ atmosphere and without the assistant metal catalysts. X-ray diffraction, X-ray energy dispersion spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and selected area diffraction technology have been employed for characterizing the structures, the morphology and the chemical components of the nano-wires prepared, respectively. It is found that the diameter and the length of the nano-wires were about 100 nm and tens micron, respectively. Meanwhile, it is also necessary to be pointed out that silica NWs only formed in the cracks of porous wafers, where the stress induced both by the electro-chemical etching procedure for the porous silicon preparation and nanowires growth procedure is believed to be lower than that at the center of the island. Therefore, a stress-driven mechanism for the NWs growth model is proposed to explain these findings.     

Synthesis of High Quality CdS Nanorods by Solvothermal Process and their Photoluminescence

Large-scale cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods with high quality were successfully synthesized by solvothermal method using ethylenediamine (en) aqueous as solvent. The as-obtained product was investigated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectrum and photoluminescence (PL) spectrum. The length and width of the CdS nanorods were in the range of 1–2 μm, 30–40 nm, respectively. XRD analysis revealed that the crystal structure of the product was hexagonal phase. Photoluminescence measurement showed that the nanobelts have two main emission bands around 470 and 560 nm, which should come from the higher-level transition and the intrinsic transition, respectively.     

Solvothermal synthesis of green-fluorescent carbon nanoparticles and their application

A novel solvothermal approach to synthesize green-fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) was developed using l-ascorbic acid as the carbon source, glycol and triple distilled water as the solvent. The CNPs emit strong green fluorescence under UV irradiation, and the fluorescence intensity showed a good linear relationship with pH value within a certain range. Direct yeast cell labeling was achieved through cell endocytosis of these CNPs.     

Catalyst-free synthesis and mechanical characterization of TaC nanowires

TaC nanowires are expected to be an ideal reinforcing material in ultra-high-temperature ceramics. However, their growth mechanisms and mechanical properties remain unclear, and low-cost large-scale synthesis has not been realised. In this study,bulk synthesis of [100]-oriented TaC nanowires is accomplished by carbothermal synthesis through a direct vapor-solid mechanism. Thermal resonance test results show that the synthesized square TaC nanowires with cross-sectional side-lengths of 65 to 497 nm have a size-independent Young's modulus of(510.6±12.6) GPa; very close to the corresponding values of their bulk counterparts, but differing considerably from previously published measurements. Molecular dynamics(MD) simulations show that TaC nanowires with side-lengths of above 15 nm have a constant Young's modulus of 517 GPa, and size effects on the modulus values should only occur at side-lengths below 15 nm. During bending tests, the TaC nanowires fracture into several segments in a brittle mode, and exhibit an increasing fracture strain from 1.88% to 4.28% as their side-length decreases from 489 to 90 nm. Weibull statistics analyses and TEM observations indicate that the failure of the nanowires should be primarily dependent on the number and size of surface defects. MD simulations further reveal that the defect-free TaC nanowires fail brittlely at a theoretical strain up to 5.76%.     

Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of sandwich-like graphene/ZnO nanocomposites

Graphene-based nanocomposites are emerging as a new class of materials that hold promise for many applications. In this paper, we present a general approach for the preparation of sandwich-like graphene/ZnO nanocomposites in ethylene glycol (EG) medium using graphene oxide as a precursor of graphene and zinc acetylacetonate as a single-source precursor of zinc oxide. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy and thermogravimetry analysis. It was shown that the as-formed ZnO nanoparticles with a diameter of about 5 nm were densely and uniformly deposited on both surfaces of the graphene sheets to form a sandwich-like composite structure and as a result, the restacking of the as-reduced graphene sheets was effectively prevented. The ZnO-coated graphene nanocomposites can be expected to effectively improve the photocatalysis and sensing properties of ZnO and would be promising for practical applications in future nanotechnology.     

Solvothermal synthesis of nitrides as fine particles

Abstract

The preparation of fine particles well defined in size and morphology is an important challenge for:

Nitrides are now largely involved in many applications. In order to control the composition and particles-size of such divided nitrides a new elaboration process, the solvothermal synthesis, using nitriding solvents liquid (NH₃ and NH₂NH₂) in high pressure-high temperature conditions has been set-up.

(i) a better understanding of divided materials, in particular the surface effect on physical properties,

(ii) different applications (ceramics, heterogeneous catalysis.).     

Morphology-controlled synthesis and characterization of urchin-like CdS and nanowire

Novel urchin-like CdS was synthesized via a facile solvothermal route without any assistant agent. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron, and photoluminescence spectrophotometer. Based on time-resolved experiments, a possible growth mechanism of 3D urchin-like CdS microspheres was initially proposed. Furthermore, morphology control of CdS was achieved by adjusting the quantity addition of TGA to obtain the 1D CdS nanowires.     

Large-scale synthesis of ZnO nanowires using a low-temperature chemical route and their photoluminescence properties

Single-crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires were synthesized from zinc powder and H₂O through a simple chemical route at 730 °C in Ar atmosphere. The potential exists for bulk synthesis of ZnO nanowires at temperatures significantly less than the 200–300 °C of thermal evaporation methods reported formerly. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations reveal that the ZnO nanowires are structurally uniform, have lengths up to several hundreds of micrometers and diameters of about 40–60 nm and crystallize in a hexagonal structure. The growth of ZnO nanowires is controlled by the vapor–solid crystal-growth mechanism. Photoluminescence measurements show that the ZnO nanowires have a strong near-band ultraviolet emission at 380 nm and a green light emission at 520 nm caused by oxygen vacancies. PACS 81.05.Ys; 78.55.Et     

Fabrication of MgO nanobelts using a halide source and their structural characterization

MgO nanobelts have been fabricated by chemical vapor deposition using MgCl₃ as starting material. The products consist of a large quantity of belt-like nanostructures with typical lengths in the range of several tens to several hundreds of micrometers; some of them even have lengths on the order of a millimeter. The typical thickness and width-to-thickness ratio of the MgO nanobelts are in the range of 20 to 100 nm and about 5 to 10, respectively. The size and morphology of the MgO nanobelts were measured by transmission electron microscopy. Investigations of X-ray diffraction patterns and using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicate that the nanobelts have a cubic structure and are single-crystalline. Received: 23 August 2001 / Accepted: 27 August 2001 / Published online: 2 October 2001     

Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of CdSe nanocrystals with controllable phase and morphology

Zinc blende (ZB) CdSe hollow nanospheres were solvothermally synthesized from the reaction of Cd(NO₃)₂·4H₂O with a homogeneously secondary Se source, which was first prepared by dissolving Se powder in the mixture of ethanol and oleic acid at 205 °C. As Se power directly reacted with Cd(NO₃)₂·4H₂O in the above mixed solvents, wurtzite (W) CdSe solid nanoparticles were produced. Time-dependent experiments suggested that the formation of CdSe hollow nanospheres was attributed to an inside-out Ostwald ripening process. The influences of reaction time, temperature and ethanol/oleic acid volume ratio on the morphology, phase and size of the hollow nanospheres were also studied. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy investigations revealed that oleic acid with long alkene chains behaved as a reducing agent to reduce Se powder to Se²⁻ in the synthesis. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements showed that the ZB CdSe hollow nanospheres presented an obvious blue-shifted emission by 42 nm, and the W CdSe solid nanoparticles exhibited a band gap emission of bulk counterpart.     

Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of Mg-doped CdS nanowires

Sixfold symmetrical Mg-doped CdS nanowires have been fabricated through high temperature vapor-solid deposition process. The experimental study of the temperature-dependent photoluminescence properties of the Mg-doped CdS nanowires from 10 K to 300 K was reported. The Mg-doped CdS nanowires show intensive cyan-color light emission properties from 10 K to 200 K. The results indicate that there are two strong peaks situated at the green emission (at 528 nm) and red emission (at 655-695 nm), and two weak UV emission peaks at 378 nm and 417 nm, respectively. The ratio of green to red emission was decreased with temperature increased. When the temperature is above 200 K, the orange-color light was observed from the Mg-doped CdS nanowires. Therefore, the intensive emission properties of the Mg-doped CdS nanowires have a great potential for use as nanoscaled optoelectronic intensive light emitters under different temperature.     

Optical limiting properties of CdS nanowires

Intensity-dependent nonlinear optical transmission studies of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanowires (∼ 50-100 nm diameter) suspended in dimethylformamide have been carried out in the visible region using the Z-scan technique with 7 ns pulses from the second harmonic of an Nd:YAG laser. The optical limiting threshold of CdS nanowires suspension was determined to be 1.3 J cm^− 2, with normalized transmittance of 0.47, which is relatively lower when compared with those of many popular metal nanowire suspensions reported in the literature. Based on an effective three-photon absorption model, nonlinear absorption and nonlinear scattering were identified as the dominant processes for the measured reduced transmittance.     

AuPd纳米粒子作为催化剂制备硼纳米线及其场发射性质

利用化学气相沉积法,采用不同组分的金属合金纳米粒子AuPd作为催化剂,在Si(111)基底上成功制备大面积、高密度的硼纳米线薄膜.纳米线的平均长度约为10μm,直径在50—130 nm之间.结构分析表明,纳米线为单晶结构,硼纳米线的直径随着元素Pd在合金催化剂中比例的增加而减少.场发射特性测试结果表明,通过调整催化剂组分可以实现对硼纳米线的尺寸和密度的调控.