Synthesis and characterization of small size fluorescent LEEH caped blue emission ZnTe quantum dots
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Apr 23, 2017
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Published Online: Apr 23, 2017
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Received: Nov 18, 2015
Accepted: Dec 06, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2017-0012
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© 2017 Sumanta Kumar Patnaik, Sukanta Kumar Triapthy, Surendra Nath Sahu
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We report here for the first time the synthesis of LEEH caped very small size (2 nm) ZnTe quantum dots at low temperature (less than 100 °C) using a simple chemical route. The effects of aging and stirring time on the absorption spectra of the quantum dots were investigated. The synthesized nanocrystal (NC) was characterized by PL, TEM, XRD and the formation of very small size quantum dots having FCC structure was confirmed. Further, blue emission from the prepared sample was observed during exposure to monochromatic UV radiation. ZnTe NCs obtained in this study were found to be more stable compared to those presented in literature reports. ZnTe NCs may be considered as a new material in place of CdTe for optoelectronics devices.