Pure Appl. Chem., 2006, Vol. 78, No. 9, pp. 1651-1665
doi:10.1351/pac200678091651
Nanorods of CoP, CdS, and ZnS*
P. John Thomas, Paul Christian, Steven Daniels, Yang Li, Y. S. Wang, and Paul O'Brien
School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Abstract:
Simple thermolysis routes to CdS, ZnS, and CoP nanorods have been developed in our laboratory. The structural properties of the nanorods obtained were elucidated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Arguments and calculations in support of the contention that intrinsic rather than extrinsic factors influence the solution-phase growth of nanorods are presented.
Keywords: crystal growth; nanocrystals; nanomaterials; nanorods; nanowires; particle synthesis.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 3rd IUPAC Workshop on New Directions in Chemistry - Workshop on Nanostructured Advanced Materials (WAM III), Stellenbosch, South Africa, 5-9 September 2005. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1619-1801.