A new and straightforward synthesis route for preparing Cds quantum Dots

In this work, highly stable, soluble and luminescent CdS quantum dots (QDots) with a narrow size distribution were synthesized in ethylene glycol using the polyol process and the solvothermal technique. In this case instead of using a conventional highly toxic sulfur source like H2S, we use elemental sulfur dissolved in ethylene glycol to perform the reaction. When the solvent reaches its boiling point inside the autoclave, sulfur is reduced to S-2 and reacts with Cd+2 ions to form CdS nanocrystals. Analysis of the spectroscopic and TEM measurements showed that 3 nm monodispersed CdS QDots were synthesized and exhibited high photoluminescence (PL) in the blue green region of the spectra when excited with 355 nm. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.