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1Department of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Washington, 2Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute,University of Washington, 3Clean Energy Institute,University of Washington, 4Institut für Nanospektroskopie,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 5Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Washington, 6Department of Chemistry,University of Washington
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:45Sulfur Copolymer Synthesis
- 01:58CdS Nanoparticle Synthesis
- 03:00Remove the Sulfur Copolymer and Isolate the Nanoparticles
- 04:52Characterize the CdS Nanoparticles
- 07:44Results: Characterization of CdS Nanoparticles
- 08:29Conclusion
Herein we present a method to synthesize ligand-free cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles based on a unique sulfur copolymer. The sulfur copolymer operates as a high temperature solvent and a sulfur source during the nanoparticle synthesis and stabilizes the nanoparticles after the reaction.
