Synthesis of CdS nanoparticles based on DNA network templates

CdS nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by using DNA networks as templates. The synthesis was carried out by first dropping a mixture of cadmium acetate and DNA on a mica surface for the formation of the DNA network template and then transferring the sample into a heated thiourea solution. The Cd(2+) reacted with thiourea at high temperature and formed CdS nanoparticles on the DNA network template. UV-vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence, x-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the CdS nanoparticles in detail. AFM results showed that the resulted CdS nanoparticles were directly aligned on the DNA network templates and that the synthesis and assembly of CdS nanoparticles was realized in one step. CdS nanoparticles fabricated with this method were smaller than those directly synthesized in a thiourea solution and were uniformly aligned on the DNA networks. By adjusting the density of the DNA networks and the concentration of Cd(2+), the size and density of the CdS nanoparticles could be effectively controlled and CdS nanoparticles could grow along the DNA chains into nanowires. The possible growth mechanism has also been discussed in detail.     

Comparison of various organic stabilizers as capping agents for CdS nanoparticles synthesis

Results of the studies on the preparation and characterization of CdS nanoparticles capped with various organic stabilizers are presented in this article. Solutions of Cadmium acetate and Sodium sulphide were taken as the precursors. CdS nanoparticles were synthesized in an aqueous medium with Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as the stabilizer and non-aqueous methods were used for the synthesis of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP) and thiophenol-capped CdS nanoparticles. The synthesized CdS nanoparticles were characterized by the optical absorption and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Particle sizes estimated from the band gap values using Effective Mass Approximation (EMA) agreed fairly well with those calculated from the XRD using Scherrer formula. The quantity and the concentration of the stabilizers needed for effective capping of the CdS nanoparticles were different in the three cases considered. Stability of the synthesized CdS nanoparticles was studied at different intervals of time for 10 days. A change in particle size was observed at lower stabilizer concentrations for the first few days. But at higher stabilizer concentrations there was no change in particle size with time.     

CdS nanoparticles in R-phycoerythrin,a protein matrix

Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (3.2 to 5.6 nm) are synthesized using R-phycoerythrin as a protein matrix. The effects of the reactant concentrations and solution pH on the particle size of CdS are examined. The optical and photochemical properties of the nanoparticles are studied. Selective fluorimetry results suggest that CdS particles 3.2 nm in diameter are heteroaggregates. It is found that, during photoreduction of methyl viologen dichloride, the synthesis of CdS nanoparticles resumes. The growth of CdS particles is presumably restricted by the dimensions of the channel in the center of the R-phycoerythrin hexamer (3.5 × 6 nm).__________Translated from Neorganicheskie Materialy, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2005, pp. 400–406.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Brekhovskikh, Bekasova.     

Chemical synthesis of CdS nanoparticles and their optical and dielectric studies

Cadmium sulphide nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical displacement reaction method using cadmium nitrate as cadmium source and ammonium sulphide as sulphur source. The CdS samples are characterized using X-ray diffraction, UV–Vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and impedance spectroscopy. CdS nanoparticles are found to possess cubic structure with the crystallite size ~10 nm. The absorption spectra of synthesized CdS nanoparticles revealed the blue shift in excitonic transitions with respect to CdS bulk material, clearly confirming the formation of nanoparticles. The dielectric properties of CdS nanoparticles are studied in the frequency range 10³–10⁷ Hz at room temperature. The dielectric properties of CdS nanoparticles are found to be significantly enhanced specially in the low frequency range due to confinement.     

Quantum confinement effects in Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles prepared by chemical precipitation technique

CdS and Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical precipitation technique. The X-ray diffraction patterns show that the CdS and Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles exhibit hexagonal structure. The high resolution transmission electron microscope image shows that CdS and Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles have particle size lying in the range of 3.5 to 4.0 nm. Raman spectra show that 1LO, 2LO and 3LO peaks of the Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles are slightly shifted to lower wavenumber side when compared to that of CdS. Optical absorption spectra of Gd-doped CdS nanoparticles shows that absorption edge is slightly shifted towards longer wavelength side (red shift) when compared to that of CdS and this shift is due to the quantum confinement effect present in the samples.     

纳米CdS／聚（苯胺-邻氨基苯甲酸）复合薄膜的制备及表征

以苯胺和邻氨基苯甲酸为单体共聚而成的聚（苯胺-邻氨基苯甲酸）（PAOAA）为基体，制备了纳米CdS／PAOAA复合薄膜。纳米CdS粒子大小均匀，粒径分布窄，较稳定地存在于基体中，且随着硫化时间的延长粒径尺寸有所增加。荧光光谱表明纳米CdS／PAOAA复合薄膜的发光由CdS纳米粒子和PAOAA共同作用产生，在430nm和520nm附近出现了两大发光峰；CdS粒径的增加导致电子-空穴对在CdS内复合增大，表现为纳米CdS的荧光特征峰增强而PAOAA的荧光特征峰减弱。     

Dependence of photovoltaic performance of solvothermally prepared CdS/CdTe solar cells on morphology and thickness of window and absorber layers

In the present work a new strategy for straightforward fabrication of CdS/CdTe solar cells, containing CdS nanowires and nanoparticles as a window layer and CdTe nanoparticles and microparticles as an absorber layer, are reported. CdS and CdTe nanostructures were synthesized by solvothermal method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that highly pure and crystallized CdS nanowires and nanoparticles with hexagonal structure and CdTe nanoparticles with cubic structure were obtained. Atomic force microscope and field emission scanning electron microscope images showed that CdS nanowires with length of several μm and average diameter of 35 nm, CdS nanoparticles with average particle size of 32 nm and CdTe nanoparticles with average particle size of 43 nm, were uniformly coated on the substrate by the homemade formulated pastes. Based on ultraviolet–visible absorption spectra, the band gap energies of CdS nanowires, CdS nanoparticles and CdTe nanoparticles were calculated 2.80, 2.65 and 1.64 eV, respectively. It was found that, the photovoltaic performance of the solar cells depends on thickness of CdTe and CdS films, reaching a maximum at a specific value of 6 μm and 225 nm, respectively. For such cell made of CdS nanowires and CdTe nanoparticles the V_OC, J_SC, fill factor and power conversion efficiency were calculated 0.62 V, 6.82 mA/cm², 59.7 and 2.53 %, respectively. Moreover, photovoltaic characteristics of the solar cells were dependent on CdTe and CdS morphologies. CdS/CdTe solar cell made of CdTe and CdS nanoparticles had the highest cell efficiency (i.e., 2.73 %) amongst all fabricated solar cells. The presented strategy would open up new concept for fabrication of low-cost CdS/CdTe solar cells due to employment of a simple chemical route rather than the vapor phase methods.     

Single w/o microemulsion templating of CdS nanoparticles

We report the synthesis of monodispersed CdS nanoparticle with tunable size by controlling the reaction aging time in a single water in oil (w/o) microemulsion system. The w/o microemulsion system consists of nonionic surfactant poly (oxyethylene)₅ nonyl phenol ether (NP5), poly (oxyethylene)₁₀ nonyl phenol ether (NP10), cyclohexane and aqueous solution (cadmium salt and thioacetamide). Thioacetamide (TAA) has been utilized as a source for slow release of sulfur ions in the in situ synthesis of CdS. UV-Visible spectra shows obvious blue shift for the CdS nanoparticles as compared to the bulk material due to quantum size effect. CdS nanoparticle size depends on the reaction aging time where longer reaction aging time yields bigger particles. CdS nanoparticles growth behaviour as a function of reaction aging time in the microemulsion system was characterized by UV-Visible spectroscopy. The particle growth follows a power law with an exponential in the order of 0.17. Energy Filter Transmissions Electron Microscopy (EFTEM) reveals monodispersed CdS nanoparticles with standard deviation, less than 8%.     

Facile microwave-combustion synthesis of wurtzite CdS nanoparticles

In this study we first report microwave-combustion synthesis of faceted CdS nanoparticles by using cadmium thiocyanate complex as a single source precursor. This is the first example of a metal-thiocyanate (M-SCN) complex being used as a source for metal sulfides (M-S) preparation in a microwave-combustion process. The synthesized CdS was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field mission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The by-product assisted combustion synthesis yields CdS nanoparticles with the mixtures of octahedral geometries, hexagonal, and triangle plate morphologies and the sizes were found to be 100 nm to 5 microm. The XRD patterns imply the formation of well crystallized wurtzite CdS. The influence of cadmium and sulfur precursors and microwave irradiation time on the morphology of CdS nanoparticle was also investigated. The cadmium and sulfur precursors strongly influenced the CdS morphology and increasing the microwave irradiation time and intensity has no effect on the CdS morphology. In addition, a plausible mechanism of CdS nanoparticle formation has been proposed in this research.     

ZrO2及ZrO2:CdS薄膜的制备和表征

利用ｓｏｌ－ｇｅｌ方法合成了ＺｒＯ_２薄膜,并通过在ＺｒＯ_２薄膜中复合ＣｄＳ纳米粒子成功地制备了ＺｒＯ_２：ＣｄＳ薄膜．制得的ＺｒＯ_２薄膜透明并具有较好的光透射性,而ＺｒＯ_２的含量及膜厚是影响其光透射性的主要因素．分散在ＺｒＯ_２：ＣｄＳ薄膜中的ＣｄＳ纳米粒子为六方相结构,并具有较好的分散性,其平均尺寸为４～６ｎｍ．实验结果表明：ＺｒＯ_２颗粒的晶化会对薄膜的光学性能及表面形貌产生影响,但ＣｄＳ的形成可以抑制薄膜表面ＺｒＯ_２颗粒的晶化,从而得到较为平滑的薄膜．     

聚乙烯吡咯烷酮硫脲修饰CdS纳米粒子的制备

用硫脲为表面修饰剂,并用PVP(聚乙烯吡咯烷酮)为稳定剂在乙醇水溶液中合成了粒径分布均匀、性能稳定、有机物修饰的CdS纳米颗粒.重点分析了硫脲的引入对CdS纳米粒子晶体结构、粒径分布、紫外可见吸收光谱、红外光谱、光致荧光光谱(PL)的影响.发现硫脲修饰使得CdS纳米粒子的粒径更小,粒径分布更加均匀,并且有效地抑止了PVP对CdS荧光淬灭,在PL光谱上观察到了CdS的带隙发光.     

Interphase synthesis of Fe3O4/CdS core-shell nanoparticles

CdS and Fe₃O₄/CdS core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple interphase method. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, XRD and spectroscopy techniques (fluorescence and UV-vis absorption). The effects of reagent concentration on the properties of obtained nanoparticles were investigated. It was shown that the UV-vis spectra of the Fe₃O₄/CdS colloidal toluene solutions have the sharp edge at 311 nm and the long tail. The broad emission bands in the photoluminescence spectra of the Fe₃O₄/CdS organosols observed at 506, 560 and 568 nm with the increasing of cadmium oleate concentration. The thickness of CdS shell was ranged from 0.2 to 1.0 nm while the average size of the magnetite core is about 9.9 nm.     

水溶性量子点制备条件的优化及表面修饰

以L-半胱氨酸为稳定剂在水溶液中合成CdSe纳米粒子,研究了水浴时间、水浴温度、不同L-半胱氨酸/Cd/Se比例、pH值等因素对其荧光光谱的影响,确定了最佳的合成方案.用CdS对其表面进行修饰,采用透射电镜、X射线衍射、光谱法等表征了Cdse/CdS核壳结构颗粒的形成,结果表明该纳米粒子发光强度明显高于单一的CdSe量子点,光谱峰位置有所红移;合成条件会显著影响CASe/CAS核壳结构量子点的荧光性能.     

Preparation and characterization of KGM/CdS nanocomposite film with low infrared emissivity

In this research, novel organic-inorganic nanocomposite films of Konjac glucomannan (KGM) and CdS were prepared by one-step synthesis. As-prepared films were characterized by IR, TEM and SEM. The results indicated that hexagonal CdS nanoparticles with the sizes of 10 to 100 nm were well dispersed in KGM. The infrared emissivities of the films were characterized by IR-1 infrared emissivity instrument. As results showed, the KGM/CdS nanocomposite films had significantly lower infrared emissivity (8-14 μm), meanwhile when the size of KGM nanoparticles was between 10 and 20 nm and the mole ratio of CdS to KGM was 1.2:1, the film got the lowest infrared emissivity value of 0.011, which would be attributed to the strong synergism effect existing between KGM and CdS nanoparticles.     

Ecotoxicological studies of CdS nanoparticles on photosynthetic microorganisms

The potential ecotoxicity of nanosized cadmium sulfide (CdS), synthesized by the polyol process, was investigated using common Anabaena flos-aquae cyanobacteria and Euglena gracilis euglenoid microalgae. The photosynthetic activities of these microorganisms, after addition of free Cd2+ ions and CdS nanoparticles, varied with the presence of tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) used to protect surface particle to avoid toxicity and also to control particle size and shape during the synthesis. The nanoparticle concentration was varied from 10(-3) to 5 x 10(-4) M. It was observed that the cadmium concentration, the addition of TOPO protective agent and the particle dissolution process in the culture medium play an important role during the ecotoxicological tests. Viability tests were followed by PAM fluorimetry. Cd2+ ions were very toxic for Anabaena flos aquae. The same behavior was observed after contact with CdS and CdS-TOPO nanoparticles. However, for Euglena gracilis, the photosynthetic activity was stable for more than 1 month in the presence of Cd2+ ions. Moreover, it was observed that the toxicity varies with the concentration of CdS and CdS-TOPO nanoparticles, both kind of nanoparticles are toxic for this microorganism. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses of microorganisms ultrathin sections showed that polysaccharides produced by Anabaena flos-aquae, after contact with CdS and CdS-TOPO nanoparticles, protect the microalgae against particle internalization. Only some particles were observed inside the cells. Moreover, the nanoparticle internalization was observed after contact with all nanoparticles in the presence of Euglena gracilis by endocytosis. All nanoparticles are inside vesicles formed by the cells.     

Effect of heat-treatment on CdS and CdS/ZnS nanoparticles

Mono-dispersed and spherical cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles and cadmium sulfide/zinc sulfide (CdS/ZnS) nanoparticles, 4–5 nm in diameter, were synthesized in a heptane-AOT-water microemulsion system. The heat treatment of CdS and CdS/ZnS nanoparticles was annealed at 570 °C under the air atmosphere. The heat-treated nanoparticles were of variable large sizes and had enhanced crystallinity. UV–Vis spectra of heat-treated CdS and CdS/ZnS nanoparticles revealed a flat shape similar to that of bulk CdS compounds. The difference between the PL emission bands of organic-coated nanoparticles and heat-treated nanoparticles was small. The PL emission energy of heat-treated nanoparticles was improved by about 2–3 times compared with that of organic-coated nanoparticles.     

甲醇介质中溶剂热合成六方CdS中空纳米球

以甲醇为溶剂, 硝酸镉和硫脲为原料, 通过溶剂热法合成了CdS中空纳米球, 采用TEM、EDS和XRD对样品形貌和结构进行了表征. TEM与EDS分析显示产物主要为洋葱状CdS中空纳米球, 外径为5～17nm, 空腔直径为3～14nm. XRD分析结果表明,CdS中空纳米球为六方纤锌矿结构. 并初步考察了醇类溶剂对形成CdS纳米结构的影响. 结果表明,当以无水乙醇或正戊醇为溶剂时,产物分别为CdS颗粒团簇或CdS纳米颗粒组装的微球,说明甲醇对中空结构的形成起了重要作用. 以甲醇作溶剂时, 中空纳米球的形成可能是CdS纳米片层高压下卷曲形成的.      

Nanostructured Cadmium Sulfide： Sonochemical Synthesis,Optical Properties and Formation Process

Semiconductor CdS nanoparticles were synthesized by the sonochemical reduction of a mixed aqueous solution of CdCl2, Na2S2O3 and (CH3)2CHOH in Ar atmosphere at room temperature. The results of a detailed investigation with X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectrum and optical absorption spectroscopy are reported. A clearly red shift of the absorption edge and a broad absorption band related to the surface states of nanoparticles have been observed in the optical absorption spectra with the increasing of CdS particle size.The mechanisms of the CdS nanoparticle formation and size growth during sonochemical irradiation were discussed.This convenient method is found to be an efficient way to produce other chalcogenides as well.     

Synthesis of CdS and alloyed CdMnS nanocrystals using aqueous foams

Certain surfactant-stabilized aqueous foams provide a potentially efficient and simple chemical route for the synthesis of various nanomaterials with controllable structure, size, and shape. In the present work, a one-step process for the synthesis of CdS and Cd1-xMn(x)S (0 < x < 10) nanocrystals has been described. Aqueous CdCl2 and the aerosol-OT solutions are homogeneously mixed together and thereafter, nitrogen is bubbled through this solution to produce stable aqueous foam. After drainage of the foam, the freestanding dry foam consisting of cadmium cations electrostatically complexed with the anionic aerosol-OT molecules at the liquid-gas interface is treated with H2S vapor. The foam turns yellowish-orange and collapses, in the process yielding CdS nanoclusters of variable morphology. This morphology variation is appropriately attributed to growth of the CdS as well as alloyed Cd1-xMn(x)S nanoparticles in different regions of the foam contributing to the varying topological structure. Optical absorption spectra of both CdS and Cd1-xMn(x)S nanoparticles clearly show a well-defined exciton absorption feature around 450 nm due to quantum confinement effects. The interesting band edge emission characteristics of these AOT-capped CdS and Cd1-xMn(x)S nanoparticles produced in the foam are discussed with respect to their size and shape. Particular interest in the present novel aqueous foam approach arises due to the fact that the cubic zincblende CdS and alloyed Cd1-xMn(x)S nanocrystals could easily be obtained even under ambient experimental conditions itself.     

Synthesis,structural and optical properties of CdS nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activities by photodegradation of organic dye molecules

CdS nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using co-precipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to confirm the structures and morphologies of CdS NPs. X-ray diffraction data confirmed the crystal structure of the CdS NPs. Raman spectrum exhibited the Raman modes of LO and 2LO of CdS at 290 and 595 cm^?1 respectively. The evaluated band gap was 3.15 eV, this value was shifted compared with the bulk value and this could be a significance of a size quantization effect in the sample. The CdS nanoparticles showed higher photocatalytic activity for the discoloration of methyl orange (MO) under UV light irradiation for 90 min. The highest photocatalytic activity was obtained with the sample containing 0.3 wt % CdS nanoparticles, in which more than 98 % of the MO was discolored within 90 min.