Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor

Zinc selenide (ZnSe) nanocrystals were synthesized via a phosphine-free route using the highly reactive alkylamine-H2Se complex as selenium precursor and zinc precursors with different reactivity. The reactivity of zinc precursor was tuned by using three kinds of zinc carboxylates with different alk...

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Main Authors: Lai-Jun Zhang, Fa-Yun Chen, Ji-Zao Tong, Guang-Da Chen, Hai-Jin Huang, Xing-Can Shen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/791437
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Fa-Yun Chen
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Hai-Jin Huang
Xing-Can Shen
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description Zinc selenide (ZnSe) nanocrystals were synthesized via a phosphine-free route using the highly reactive alkylamine-H2Se complex as selenium precursor and zinc precursors with different reactivity. The reactivity of zinc precursor was tuned by using three kinds of zinc carboxylates with different alkyl chain lengths, including zinc acetate, zinc nonanoate, and zinc stearate. The effect of the reactivity and the amount of zinc precursor on nucleation and growth of ZnSe nanocrystals were investigated by ultraviolet-visible absorption and photoluminescence spectra. Result indicates that the growth and optical property of the resulting ZnSe nanocrystals are strongly dependent on the alkyl chain length and the amount of the zinc carboxylates and both shorter alkyl chain length, and more amount of zinc carboxylate will lead to faster growth of ZnSe nanocrystals. This allows that the controlled growth and excellent optical property of high-quality ZnSe nanocrystals can be achieved by combining the different reactivity and the used amount of zinc precursor, such as by using stoichiometric and reactive Zn precursor and Se precursor or by using larger amount of more unreactive Zn precursor relative to the highly reactive alkylamine-H2Se complex precursor.
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spelling doaj-art-902a1ec6c08541289798d9f9d856489f2025-02-03T07:25:10ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/791437791437Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc PrecursorLai-Jun Zhang0Fa-Yun Chen1Ji-Zao Tong2Guang-Da Chen3Hai-Jin Huang4Xing-Can Shen5School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, ChinaKey Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, ChinaZinc selenide (ZnSe) nanocrystals were synthesized via a phosphine-free route using the highly reactive alkylamine-H2Se complex as selenium precursor and zinc precursors with different reactivity. The reactivity of zinc precursor was tuned by using three kinds of zinc carboxylates with different alkyl chain lengths, including zinc acetate, zinc nonanoate, and zinc stearate. The effect of the reactivity and the amount of zinc precursor on nucleation and growth of ZnSe nanocrystals were investigated by ultraviolet-visible absorption and photoluminescence spectra. Result indicates that the growth and optical property of the resulting ZnSe nanocrystals are strongly dependent on the alkyl chain length and the amount of the zinc carboxylates and both shorter alkyl chain length, and more amount of zinc carboxylate will lead to faster growth of ZnSe nanocrystals. This allows that the controlled growth and excellent optical property of high-quality ZnSe nanocrystals can be achieved by combining the different reactivity and the used amount of zinc precursor, such as by using stoichiometric and reactive Zn precursor and Se precursor or by using larger amount of more unreactive Zn precursor relative to the highly reactive alkylamine-H2Se complex precursor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/791437
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Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor
Journal of Chemistry
title Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor
title_full Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor
title_fullStr Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor
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title_short Controlled Growth of ZnSe Nanocrystals by Tuning Reactivity and Amount of Zinc Precursor
title_sort controlled growth of znse nanocrystals by tuning reactivity and amount of zinc precursor
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