Controlled synthesis of hyperbranched inorganic nanocrystals with rich three-dimensional structures

Antonios G Kanaras; Carsten Sönnichsen; Haitao Liu; A Paul Alivisatos

doi:10.1021/nl0518728

Controlled synthesis of hyperbranched inorganic nanocrystals with rich three-dimensional structures

Nano Lett. 2005 Nov;5(11):2164-7. doi: 10.1021/nl0518728.

Authors

Antonios G Kanaras¹, Carsten Sönnichsen, Haitao Liu, A Paul Alivisatos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of California, and Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.

PMID: 16277446
DOI: 10.1021/nl0518728

Abstract

Controlled synthesis of hyperbranched CdTe and CdSe semiconductor nanocrystals is presented. The length of the arms and the degree of branching could be controlled independently by varying the amount and kind of organic surfactant. The three-dimensional structure of these nanocrystals has been characterized with TEM tomography.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
Crystallization
Microscopy, Electron
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
Selenium Compounds / chemistry
Semiconductors
Tellurium / chemistry

Substances

Cadmium Compounds
Selenium Compounds
cadmium selenide
Tellurium
cadmium telluride