Synthesis and Characterisation of CdxZn1–xS Nanocomposite

Authors M. Ragam1 , K. Prem Ananth1, P. Parasakthi1, M. Thiribuvan1, K. Prema1, R Karuppaian1, N. Sankar1 , K. Ramachandran2
Affiliations

1 Department of Physics, Yadava College, Govindarajan Campus, Thiruppalai, Madurai 625 014, India

2 School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21, Tamilnadu, India

Е-mail ragamyc1983@yahoo.com
Issue Volume 3, Year 2011, Number 1, Part 1
Dates Received 04 February 2011, in final form 20 March 2011, published online 23 March 2011
Citation M. Ragam, K. Prem Ananth, P. Parasakthi, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 3 No1, 111 (2011)
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PACS Number(s) numbers: 68.37.Hk, 42.70.Qs, 81.07.b, 81.16.Be
Keywords Semiconductors (25) , Hydrothermal synthesis (3) , Optical properties (22) , Scanning electron microscopy (16) , Cadmium zinc composites.
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CdxZn1 – xS nanoparticles have been synthesized using hydrothermal method. Structural characterization was done by XRD where the lattice structure gradually changes from hexagonal to cubic with increasing percentage of Zn inCdxZn1 – xS nanoparticles. Optical spectroscopy provided evidence that the absorption edges of those nanoparticles can be varied from blue to UV. The nanoparticles exhibit emission peaks that shift to shorter wavelength with increasing percentage of Zn in the compounds CdxZn1 – xS. The control of the composition of CdxZn1 – xS nanoparticles may lead the development of ideal materials for short wavelength diode laser applications.

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