December 28, 1999
View Full PaperGeneral Sonochemical Method for the Preparation of Nanophasic Selenides: Synthesis of ZnSe Nanoparticles
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Abstract
ZnSe nanoparticles of about 3 nm in size have been prepared by the sonochemical irradiation of an aqueous solution of selenourea and zinc acetate under argon. The ZnSe nanoparticles were characterized using techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, absorption spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, transmission and diffuse reflection spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. The mechanism of the sonochemical irradiation is discussed. This sonochemical method was found to be a general method for the preparation of other selenides as well.