Formation of ZnO/Zn0.5Cd0.5Se Alloy Quantum Dots in the Presence of High Oleylamine Contents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Zn0.5Cd0.5Se Alloy QDs
2.3. HRTEM
2.4. XRD
2.5. PL
2.6. FTIR
2.7. XPS
2.8. UV-vis Spectrophotometer
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Low OLA Content
3.2. Effect of High OLA Content
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, Y.-A.; Chou, K.-H.; Kuo, Y.-Y.; Wu, C.-Y.; Hsiao, P.-W.; Chen, P.-W.; Yuan, S.-H.; Wuu, D.-S. Formation of ZnO/Zn0.5Cd0.5Se Alloy Quantum Dots in the Presence of High Oleylamine Contents. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070999
Chen Y-A, Chou K-H, Kuo Y-Y, Wu C-Y, Hsiao P-W, Chen P-W, Yuan S-H, Wuu D-S. Formation of ZnO/Zn0.5Cd0.5Se Alloy Quantum Dots in the Presence of High Oleylamine Contents. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(7):999. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070999
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yi-An, Kuo-Hsien Chou, Yi-Yang Kuo, Cheng-Ye Wu, Po-Wen Hsiao, Po-Wei Chen, Shuo-Huang Yuan, and Dong-Sing Wuu. 2019. "Formation of ZnO/Zn0.5Cd0.5Se Alloy Quantum Dots in the Presence of High Oleylamine Contents" Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070999