<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods with a diameter of 50 nm and length of approximately 200 nm have been synthesized using combined sonochemical-solvothermal method. Structural properties of CdS nanoparticles synthesized by this method have been compared with the CdS nanoparticles synthesized by sonochemical method alone. The synthesized CdS nanostructures have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. In addition, the factors affecting the formation of the structures, including reaction time, different type and ratio of precursors, such as sulphur source, have been investigated. Comparison of the results obtained by both the synthesis methods revealed CdS nanoparticles synthesized by the combined sonochemical-solvothermal method to be of high morphological homogeneity compared to the sonochemical method alone. It is interesting to note that ethylenediamine has been found to be prevented from agglomeration by using the combined sonochemical-solvothermal method as the synthesis method. A modified growth mechanism under the inducement of ethylenediamine solutions for the CdS nanorods has been suggested.</p></abstract>

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods with a diameter of 50 nm and length of approximately 200 nm have been synthesized using combined sonochemical-solvothermal method. Structural properties of CdS nanoparticles synthesized by this method have been compared with the CdS nanoparticles synthesized by sonochemical method alone. The synthesized CdS nanostructures have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. In addition, the factors affecting the formation of the structures, including reaction time, different type and ratio of precursors, such as sulphur source, have been investigated. Comparison of the results obtained by both the synthesis methods revealed CdS nanoparticles synthesized by the combined sonochemical-solvothermal method to be of high morphological homogeneity compared to the sonochemical method alone. It is interesting to note that ethylenediamine has been found to be prevented from agglomeration by using the combined sonochemical-solvothermal method as the synthesis method. A modified growth mechanism under the inducement of ethylenediamine solutions for the CdS nanorods has been suggested.

Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanorods by combined sonochemical-solvothermal method

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Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanorods with a diameter of 50 nm and length of approximately 200 nm have been synthesized using combined sonochemical-solvothermal...

Sample	Kind of method	Composition	Reaction time	Structure
S1	sonochemical	Cd(NO₃)₂ + TAA (1:2)	40 min	cubic
S2	sonochemical	Cd(NO₃)₂ + Na2S (1:2)	40 min	cubic
S3	combined sonochemical-solvothermal	Cd(NO₃)₂+ TAA (1:2)	40 min	hexagonal (irregular)
S4	combined sonochemical-solvothermal	Cd(NO₃)₂+ TAA (1:4)	1 h	hexagonal (irregular)
S5	combined sonochemical-solvothermal	Cd(NO3 )2 + Na2S(1:4)	1 h	hexagonal (irregular)
S6	combined sonochemical-solvothermal	Cd(NO₃)₂ + Na2S (1:4)	5 h	hexagonal

Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanorods by combined sonochemical-solvothermal method

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 28 sept 2016

Páginas: 684 - 690

Recibido: 04 abr 2016

Aceptado: 11 jul 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0089

Palabras clave
nanorods, semiconductor, sonochemical-solvothermal method, characterization

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Effects of the experimental conditions on the structure of the CdS nanoparticles.

Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanorods by combined sonochemical-solvothermal method

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 28 sept 2016

Páginas: 684 - 690

Recibido: 04 abr 2016

Aceptado: 11 jul 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0089

Palabras clavenanorods, semiconductor, sonochemical-solvothermal method, characterization

© 2016 Pinar Acar Bozkurt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Effects of the experimental conditions on the structure of the CdS nanoparticles.

Palabras clave
nanorods, semiconductor, sonochemical-solvothermal method, characterization