Synthesis and characterization of disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid capped and europium doped CdS nanoparticles

Guanghua Zhu*, Krystyna Drozdowicz-Tomsia, Hong Yu, Motlan, Ewa M. Goldys

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    Abstract

    We present a novel two-step chemical synthesis route to produce of disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) capped and europium doped CdS nanoparticles. First EDTA was applied to chelate with cadmium on the surface of cadmium-rich CdS nanoparticles and act as a capping agent. Further, the purified EDTA-capped particles were used to bind with Eu3+. The purified and redispersed particles were characterized by UV/vis absorption, photoluminescence, TEM and SEM. It was observed that Eu3+ on the nanoparticle surface significantly increased the band gap emission intensity of the CdS nanoparticles.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)503-506
    Number of pages4
    JournalSolid State Communications
    Volume137
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2006

    Keywords

    • cadmium sulphide
    • EDTA
    • semiconductors
    • nanoparticles

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