Published 2009 | Version v1
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Surfactant-assisted synthesis of lead telluride nanoparticles: shape, size and assembly

  • 1. Inst. of Electronic Engineering and Industrial Technologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau (Moldova, Republic of)
  • 2. EMEZ - Electron Microscopy ETH Zuerich, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 16, 8093 Zuerich (Switzerland)
  • 3. Lab. of Crystallography, Dept. of Materials, ETH Zuerich, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 10, 8093, Zuerich (Switzerland)

Description

Colloidal suspensions of PbTe nanoparticles coated with oleic acid were obtained using a high-temperature solution phase method. Diphenyl ether was used as a high-boiling heat-transfer agent. Nanoparticle size was tuned during the synthesis by means of reaction temperature. The reaction temperature was varied between 140 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius, and the trioctylphosphine - Te/lead oleate molar ratio was selected as 2 : 1. High resolution transmission electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the size, shape, structure, and composition of the PbTe nanocrystals. Ordering of nanocrystals into a close-packed structure indicates that the PbTe nanoparticles have a well-defined shape and a narrow size distribution. (authors)

Part of:
ICMCS-2009: 6. international conference on microelectronics and computer science. Proceedings

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Technical University of Moldova
Imprint Place
Chisinau (Moldova, Republic of)
ISBN
978-9975-45-045-4; 978-9975-45-122-2
Imprint Title
ICMCS-2009: 6. international conference on microelectronics and computer science. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
524 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 163-166
Report number
INIS-MD--010

Conference

Title
6. international conference on microelectronics and computer science
Acronym
ICMCS-2009
Dates
1-3 Oct 2009
Place
Chisinau (Moldova, Republic of)

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Notes
9 refs., 2 figs.