Photoluminescence resulting from semiconductor-metal solid solution observed in one-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures

A narrow band photoluminescence (PL) emission peak resulting from CdS-Au solid solution was observed when growing one-dimensional nanostructures of CdS via the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism by using Au as the catalyst. This emission peak was located at 680 nm, a wavelength longer than the near band edge emission of CdS at 520 nm, and was shown not to be caused by the usual trap states of CdS which lead to a broad band emission. Here, the one-dimensional nanostructures of CdS were grown in a simple, low-temperature (360 degrees C) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition process with a single source precursor of CdS. Straight nanowires of diameter 50-70 nm and wormlike nanorods of diameter 100-200 nm were obtained. Both the upper and lower portions of the nanorods/nanowires possessed single crystallinity as judged from the corresponding high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images and selected area electron diffraction data. This work demonstrates the feasibility of adjusting PL emission peaks of optoelectronic semiconductors through alloying with metals.     

CdS量子点的制备及细胞膜初步荧光标记

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂,通过控制反应温度、反应时间及pH值,在水相中合成了稳定的受激发出紫光、蓝光、绿光、黄光和红光的CdS量子点;通过紫外可见吸收光谱、荧光光谱和X射线衍射谱(XRD)对产物的光学性能和晶体结构进行了表征,结果表明所合成的CdS量子点分散性较好,量子产率为8%,为立方晶型,粒径约1 nm;利用荧光倒置显微镜观察了量子点在洋葱内表皮细胞膜上聚集及受激发射荧光行为,实现细胞膜初步标记.     

Water-soluble CdSe and CdSe/CdS nanocrystals: a greener synthetic route

We report a new green synthetic route of CdSe and core-shell CdSe/CdS nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous solutions. This route is performed under water-bath temperature, using Se powder as a selenium source to prepare CdSe NPs, and H(2)S generated by the reaction of Na(2)SH(2)SO(4) as a sulfur source to synthesize core-shell CdSe/CdS NPs at 25-35 degrees C. The synthesis time of every step is only 20 min. After illumination with ambient natural light, photoluminescence (PL) intensities of CdSe NPs enhanced up to 100 times. The core-shell CdSe/CdS NPs have stronger photoactive luminescence with quantum yields over 20%. The obtained CdSe NPs exhibit a favorable narrow PL band (FWHM: 50-37 nm) with increasing molar ratio of Cd/Se from 4:1 to 10:1 at pH 9.1 in the crude solution, whereas PL band of corresponding CdSe/CdS NPs is slightly narrower. The emission maxima of nanocrystals can be tuned in a wider range from 492 to 592 nm in water by changing synthesis temperature of CdSe core than those reported previously. The resulting new route is of particular interest as it uses readily-available reagents and simple equipment to synthesize high-quality water-soluble CdSe and CdSe/CdS nanocrystals.     

Synthesis, photoluminescence, and adsorption of CdS/dendrimer nanocomposites

CdS/dendrimer nanocomposites can be synthesized from methanolic Cd(2+) and S(2-) with amine-terminated polyamidoamine dendrimers of generation 8 (G8NH(2)) as stabilizers. By controlling the preparation conditions, nanoparticles with diameters < or = 2 nm can be obtained with a narrow size distribution. They show blue photoluminescence at approximately 450 nm. We studied the effects of various additives on the photoluminescence and elucidated its mechanism. Stable aggregates of two to three G8NH(2) molecules with several CdS nanoparticles form; the particles are located at the surface of the G8NH(2) molecules. The adsorption of the CdS/G8NH(2) nanocomposites on flat substrate surfaces is determined by the substrate chemistry. The hydrophilic nature of G8NH(2) results in weak affinity to graphite but strong affinity to hydroxy-terminated substrates such as mica, oxidized silicon wafers, and carboxylate-terminated monolayers. Patterning of nanocomposites on these hydrophilic substrates is achieved by the microcontact printing method. We propose to use only one molecule, a large dendrimer, to control the nanoparticle formation and also the immobilization of the synthesized nanoparticle/dendrimer composites.     

Synthesis of high aspect ratio quantum-size CdS nanorods and their surface-dependent photoluminescence

Colloidal CdS nanorods with diameters near 4 nm and narrow size distributions ( approximately +/-10%) were synthesized up to 300 nm long by a sequential reactant injection technique that utilizes phosophonic acids as capping ligands. The phosphonic acid strongly passivates the nonpolar CdS surfaces and sequential reactant injection provides controlled CdS formation kinetics to enable heterogeneous and facet-selective CdS deposition on the more reactive {002} surfaces. With this process, the nanorod length can be systematically increased by increasing reactant addition to extend nanorod growth. The phosphonic acid concentration, however, is quite important, as "low" concentrations allow radial deposition and branching to occur. These high aspect ratio (>100) CdS nanorods luminesce with relatively high efficiencies of 10.8% quantum yield at room temperature. The luminescence, however, mostly arises from trap-related recombination, and the emission is significantly red-shifted from the absorption edge. Various surface passivation treatments were explored to eliminate trap emission and increase the luminescence quantum yield. Thiol and amine passivation both significantly reduced trap emission and enhanced band-edge emission, but the total luminescence quantum yields dropped significantly, with a maximum measured value of 1.5% for the amine-passivated CdS nanorods.     

Type-II core/shell CdS/ZnSe nanocrystals: synthesis, electronic structures, and spectroscopic properties

We report a two-step synthesis of highly luminescent CdS/ZnSe core/shell nanocrystals (emission quantum yields up to 50%) that can produce efficient spatial separation of electrons and holes between the core and the shell (type-II localization regime). Our synthesis involves fabrication of cubic-singony CdS core particles that are subsequently overcoated with a layer of ZnSe in the presence of surfactant-ligands in a noncoordinating solvent. Studies of different growth regime of the ZnSe shell indicate that one approach to obtaining high emission efficiencies is through alloying the CdS/ZnSe interface with CdSe, which leads to the formation of an intermediate ZnCdSe layer with a graded composition. We perform theoretical modeling of these core/shell nanocrystals using effective mass approximation and applying first-order perturbation theory for treating both direct electron-hole coupling and the core/shell interface-polarization effects. Using this model we determine the range of geometrical parameters of the core/shell structures that result in a type-II localization regime. We further applied this model to evaluate the degree of electron-hole spatial separation (quantified in terms of the electron-hole overlap integral) based on measured emission wavelengths. We also discuss the potential applicability of these nanocrystals in lasing technologies and specifically the possibility of single-exciton optical gain in type-II nanostructures.     

Application of functionalized CdS nanoparticles as fluorescence probe in the determination of nucleic acids

Nanometer-sized fluorescent particles were successfully synthesized. The nanoparticles have a narrow, tunable, symmetric emission spectrum and a broad, continuous excitation spectrum. They are also photochemically stable. A synchronous fluorescence method was developed for the rapid determination of DNA with functionalized CdS as a fluorescence probe, based on the synchronous fluorescence quenching of functionalized CdS in the presence of DNA. Maximum fluorescence is produced at pH 7.0, with maximum excitation and emission wavelengths of 360 and 620 nm, respectively. The maximum emission wavelength of synchronous fluorescence is 354 nm when delta lambda = 260 nm. Under optimum conditions, the calibration graphs are linear over the range 0-3.5 microg mL(-1) for calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) and 0.2-3.0 microg mL(-1) for fish sperm DNA. The corresponding detection limit is 0.01 microg mL(-1) for CT-DNA and 0.02 microg mL(-1) for fish sperm DNA. The relative standard deviation of seven replicate measurements is 2.2% for 1 microg mL(-1) calf thymus DNA and 2.4% for 1 microg mL(-1) fish sperm DNA. The method is simple, rapid and sensitive. The recovery and relative standard deviation are very satisfactory.     

Semiconductor nanoparticle/polystyrene latex composite materials

Cadmium sulfide and cadmium selenide/cadmium sulfide core/shell nanoparticles stabilized with poly(cysteine acrylamide) have been bound to polystyrene (PS) latexes by three methods. First, anionic 5 nm diameter CdS particles were electrostatically attached to 130 nm surfactant-free cationic PS latexes to form stable dispersions when the amount of CdS particles was less than 10% of the amount required to form a monolayer on the surface of the PS particles or when the amount of CdS particles exceeded the amount required to form a monolayer on the PS particles. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed nanoparticles on the surface of the latex particles. Fluorescence spectra showed unchanged emission from the nanoparticles. Second, anionic, surfactant-free PS latexes were synthesized in the presence of CdS and CdSe/CdS nanoparticles. TEM showed monodisperse latex particles with trapped nanoparticles. Third, surfactant-stabilized latexes were synthesized by copolymerization of styrene with vinylbenzyl(trimethyl)ammonium chloride electrostatically bound to the CdSe/CdS nanoparticle surface. Brownian motion of the submicroscopic composite particles in water was detected by fluorescence microscopy.     

Synthesis and optical properties of CdS nanoribbons

Rapid production of single crystalline CdS nanoribbons with hexagonal wurtzite phase has been achieved by thermal evaporation of CdS powder on Si wafers. The flow rate of the carrier (Ar) gas along with the synthesis temperature plays an important role in defining the size and shape of the CdS nanoribbons. Scanning electron and transmission electron microscopic observations revealed the nanoribbons to have a flat end as well as side surfaces which will make it ideal for optoelectronic devices such as nanolasers and light emitting diodes based on individual nanoribbons. The nanoribbons have widths within 200-400 nm and lengths approximately a few hundred micrometers. Room-temperature photoluminescence measurements show green emission centered at approximately 525 nm which may be ascribed to the near band edge emission. The Raman spectra of the CdS nanoribbons show peaks around 304, 609, 915, and 1220 cm(-1) corresponding to the first-, second-, third-, and fourth-order longitudinal optical phonon modes, respectively.     

The synthesis, structure, optical and photocatalytic properties of silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites of different shapes

The CdS nanostructure undergoes photochemical dissolution, and hence, the photocatalytic activity deteriorates with light irradiation time. A thin layer of silica coating over CdS surface may prevent the photocorrosion and coalescence of quantum size CdS particles. Hence, we synthesized SiO(2)@CdS nanocomposites of different shapes and characterized them by XRD, HRTEM, EDX, SAED, BET surface area measurement and absorption and emission study. The dispersion of spherical CdS (Cd-2.62 at% and S-2.33 at%) nanoparticles of cubic crystal structure into thick amorphous SiO(2) (43.79 at%) matrix is demonstrated here. The fabrication of core (CdS)-shell (SiO(2)) structure (SiO(2)@CdS) consisting of CdS nanorod (Cd-19.79 at% and S-22.90 at%) core (length ~126 nm and width ~6 nm) having characteristic lattice fringes of hexagonal crystals and thin SiO(2) (12.81 at%) shell (thickness=1-1.4 nm) is successfully achieved for the first time. The surface area (21.2m(2)/g) of CdS nanorod (aspect ratio=21) is found to increase (42.3m(2)/g) after SiO(2) coating. The photoluminescence of CdS nanosphere (485 nm) and nanorod (501 nm) is highly quenched after SiO(2) layer formation. The superior photocatalytic activity of SiO(2)@CdS composites for the benzaldehyde oxidation under UV irradiation has been displayed.     

Growth and optical properties of wurtzite-type CdS nanocrystals

This paper reports wurtzite-type CdS nanostructures synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction route using dithiol glycol as the sulfur source. The reaction time was found to play an important role in the shape of the CdS nanocrystals: from dots to wires via an oriented attachment mechanism. This work has enabled us to generate nanostructures with controllable geometric shapes and structures and thus optical properties. The CdS nanostructures show a hexagonal wurtzite phase confirmed by X-ray diffraction and show no evidence for a mixed phase of cubic symmetry. The Raman peak position of the characteristic first-order longitudinal optical phonon mode does not change greatly, and the corresponding full width at half-maximum is found to decrease with the CdS shape, changing from nanoparticles to nanowires because of crystalline quality improvement. The photoluminescence measurements indicate tunable optical properties just through a change in the shape of the CdS nanocrystals; i.e., CdS nanoparticles show a band-edge emission at approximately 426 nm in wavelength, while the CdS nanowires show a band-edge emission at approximately 426 nm as well as a weaker trap-state green emission at approximately 530 nm in wavelength. These samples provide an opportunity for the study of the evolution of crystal growth and optical properties, with the shape of the nanocrystals varying from nearly spherical particles to wires.     

低温水相合成巯基化聚乙烯醇/CdS量子点纳米复合物及用于测定环境水样中痕量Cu~(2+)

采用水相合成法,在低温N2气保护条件下,以巯基化聚乙烯醇(PVA)为基体材料合成一种环境友好型PVA/CdS量子点纳米复合物,并通过红外光谱(IR)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、热重(TG)、荧光光谱(PL)和紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)等技术手段对复合物进行结构表征和光学性能研究。测试结果表明,复合物中CdS量子点为立方晶型结构,形状为球形,粒径小于5nm,具有很好的稳定性、分散性及发光性质。此外,Cu~(2+)对PVA/CdS水溶液荧光具有良好的猝灭作用,其荧光猝灭程度与Cu~(2+)浓度在1~1000nmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数为0.9923,方法检出限为0.12nmol/L。该纳米复合物荧光分析方法简便快速、灵敏度高、检出限低,已应用于实际黄河水样中痕量Cu~(2+)的分析与检测。     

Shape-controlled synthesis of polyhedral CdS flowerlike architectures and their optical properties

Fabrication of polyhedral CdS flower-like architectures have been achieved on a large scale through a mixed solvothermal method. The obtained CdS are characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and the results indicate that the CdS flower-like architectures with diameters of 1.5–2.0 µm are hexagonal wurtzite phase and are assembled by some pyramids with the bottom side length of about 440 nm, which have some crystallographic faces. A series of relevant experiments through altering experimental parameters, indicate that the temperature, starting materials and solvent play key roles for the shape evolution of CdS flower-like architectures. The studies of optical properties for polyhedral CdS flower-like architectures indicate that the UV-vis spectroscopy shows a blue-shift absorption peak at 500 nm compared to that of bulk CdS, the photoluminescence spectroscopy shows an emission peak at 640 nm and another strong emission peak at 695 nm, which are believed to be attributed to excitonic emission and deep levels.      

溶剂热法合成CdS纳米晶及其光学性质研究

以硫脲和醋酸镉为原料,采用溶剂热法在不同的反应介质和温度下合成了CdS纳米晶,比较了单胺与双胺对合成CdS纳米晶形貌的影响。采用透射电镜(TEM)、X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)和荧光分光光度计(PL)对合成的CdS纳米晶结构和光学性能进行表征。结果表明:反应温度和反应介质对其形貌有影响,在双胺的条件下,60℃时合成了纯相的六方相CdS纳米棒;双胺条件下更易生成纳米棒,且高温下晶体的结晶性更好。PL分析表明,水(溶剂)热法制备的CdS的荧光光谱图与大多数CdS类似,均在440~480 nm和550 nm处存在发射峰,但较宽的发射峰蓝移说明材料的光学性质受到材料形貌和制备方法的影响。     

Effects of Dissipation on Contact Angle Measurements Using a Dynamic Method

We report studies of the effect of hydrothermal treatment on physical properties such as crystalline phase, size, and morphology of nanosized cadmium sulfide (CdS) particles. CdS precipitates have been synthesized by the reaction of Cd(NO(3))(2) with Na(2)S at room temperature. These CdS precipitates have been hydrothermally treated in the range 120-240 degrees C with variation of the treatment time. The effects of acid catalysts and other additives were also investigated. The particles prepared were characterized by XRD, TEM, and BET methods. With increased hydrothermal treatment temperature and time, crystallization from amorphous to crystalline form, cubic or hexagonal, and an increase of particle size occurred. CdS particles of well-developed hexagonal form were obtained at a hydrothermal treatment temperature of 240 degrees C; the primary hexagonal grain size was on the order of 20-30 nm. The addition of an acid catalyst, HCl, or of Cd(NO(3))(2) into the precipitate sol promoted crystal growth and phase transformation during the hydrothermal treatment, but another additive, Na(2)S, showed the opposite trend. It appears that hydrothermal treatment combined with proper additives could be an effective method for preparation of nanosize crystalline CdS particles. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

硫化镉准纳米圆球的人工活性膜法控制合成及其性能研究

首次利用胶棉人工活性膜板，在0.1mol/L CdCl_2溶液和0.1mol/L Na_2S溶液 组成的隔膜组装体系中，成功制备了硫化镉准纳米圆球。产物粒径范围80～280nm ，平均粒径～170nm，圆球边界清晰，为立方闪锌矿多晶结构，晶格常数a=0. 5818nm。光学性质研究表明，当激发波长为390nm时，出现了波长为480nm的蓝光和 535nm的绿光两个发射峰；紫外-可见光谱在475nm处有最大吸收，与常规材料相比 “蓝移”了40nm，表现出明显的量子尺寸效应。另外还对产物合成机理进行了探讨 。     

YAl3（BO3）4∶Eu3+荧光粉的化学沉淀法制备研究

以化学沉淀法制备单相的铕离子掺杂硼铝酸盐红色荧光粉YAl3(BO3)4∶Eu3+,考察了焙烧温度、掺铕量等因素对材料性能的影响,用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、激发光谱和发射光谱对荧光粉的结构、形貌和发光性能进行了表征.以尿素为沉淀剂,900℃焙烧沉淀前驱体可得到单相荧光粉YAl3(BO3)4∶Eu3+,反应温度比传统高温固相法降低了300℃;沉淀法制备的荧光粉粒径分布范围小,无团聚现象,粒径约300nm.掺铕量为10%(物质的量比)时发光强度最大.在260nm的紫外光激发下,Eu3+的5 D0→7 F2的电偶极跃迁最强,发射光为618nm的红光.     

Use of ionic liquids in the synthesis of nanocrystals and nanorods of semiconducting metal chalcogenides

We have synthesized nanoparticles of hexagonal CdS in the diameter range 3-13 nm by the reaction of cadmium acetate dihydrate with thioacetamide in imidazolium [BMIM]-based ionic liquids. We have obtained three different particle sizes of CdS by changing the anion of the ionic liquid. Addition of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) to the reaction mixture causes greater monodispersity as well as smaller particle size, while addition of ethylenediamine produces nanorods of 7 nm average diameter. Hexagonal ZnS and cubic PbS nanoparticles with average diameters of 3 and 10 nm, respectively, have been prepared by the reaction of the metal acetates with thioacetamide in [BMIM][BF4]. Hexagonal CdSe nanoparticles with an average diameter 12 nm were obtained by the reaction of cadmium acetate dihydrate with dimethylselenourea in [BMIM][BF4]. In this case also we observe the same effect of the addition of TOPO as in the case of CdS. Addition of ethylenediamine to the reaction mixture gives rise to nanorods. ZnSe nanowires with a cubic structures, possible diameters in the range 70-100 nm by the reaction of zinc acetate dihydrate with dimethylselenourea in [BMIM][MeSO4]. The nanostructures obtained are single crystalline in all the cases. Most of the nanostructures show characteristic UV/Vis absorption and photoluminescence emission spectra. The thermodynamically most stable structures are generally produced in the synthesis carried out in ionic liquids.     

Stabilization of the thermodynamically favored polymorph of cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles CdX (X = S, Se, Te) in the polar mesopores of SBA-15 silica

A versatile synthetic approach to cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles in the mesopores of SBA-15 silica as a host matrix was developed. The use of cadmium organochalcogenolates of the type Cd(XPh)(2).TMEDA (X = S, Se, Te) allowed the preparation of nanoparticles of all three cadmium chalcogenides following the same experimental protocol. Particles of CdS, CdSe, and CdTe with a particle size of 7 nm were prepared from this class of single-source precursors. The incorporation of the precursor molecules into the pores was achieved by melt infiltration at a temperature of 140 degrees C. Subsequent pyrolysis of the precursors in the mesopores yielded the semiconductor particles. Owing to the high polarity of the silanol-covered pore walls, which lower the surface energy of the particles to a large extent, the dimorphic cadmium chalcogenides are obtained in their thermodynamically favored modifications; e.g., CdS particles crystallize in the wurtzite type, CdTe particles are obtained in the zinc blende structure, and CdSe (where no unambiguous preference exists) crystallizes as a "mixture" of both structures with a rather random stacking sequence.     

Cds纳米微粒的聚四氟乙烯多孔膜法制备及其表面修饰

硫化镉;Cds纳米微粒的聚四氟乙烯多孔膜法制备及其表面修饰;纳米粒;多孔膜;表面修饰;聚四氟乙烯