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A steady blue-emitting CdS nanocrystals-polystyrene composites

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CdS nanocrystals with narrow size distribution were synthesized in an organic solution and transparent CdS nanocrystals/polystyrene composite films were fabricated. Transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, photoluminescence and Raman spectra were adopted to investigate these samples. The result of photoluminescence measurement shows that the composite films exhibit distinct luminescence properties of more stable emission and a narrower full-width at half-maximum than that of CdS nanocrystals in solution. Detailed analysis of the Raman spectra has enabled us to identify the origin of the optimized optoelectronic properties of the CdS nanocrystals-polystyrene composites films.

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This work was jointly supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Higher Education of Jiangsu (Grant No. 12KJB140007), and Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Foundation (Grant No. NY211145).

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210003, China

    H. T. Xue

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, China

    P. Q. Zhao

  3. Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    P. Q. Zhao

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Xue, H.T., Zhao, P.Q. A steady blue-emitting CdS nanocrystals-polystyrene composites. Appl. Phys. A 110, 259–262 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7322-7

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