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Formation of organically and inorganically passivated CdS nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions

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This paper is focused on the formation of organically and inorganically passivated cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles in two different types of microemulsions. On the one hand, we used a ternary inverse microemulsion consisting of water, heptanol, and 3-(N,N-dimethyldodecylammonio)propanesulfonate and on the other hand, a poly(ethyleneimine)-based quaternary microemulsion containing water, toluene, pentanol, and sodium dodecylsulfate. UV-vis measurements confirm the formation of CdS-ZnS core-shell nanoparticles in the ternary microemulsion. Using the quaternary microemulsion template phase, polymer capped luminescent CdS nanoparticles can be formed. After a complete solvent evaporation, the nanoparticles are redispersed in water and characterized by means of dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. From the ternary microemulsion, well-stabilized CdS-ZnS core-shell nanoparticles with diameters of about 5 nm can be redispersed, but from the quaternary microemulsion, only nanoparticle aggregates of about 100 nm.

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The authors are thankful to Brigitte Tiersch and Sibylle Rüstig (University of Potsdam) for the TEM micrographs and Andre Laschewsky and Hans-Gerd Löhmannsröben (University of Potsdam) for providing access to the UV-vis NIR and fluorescence spectrophotometer.

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    Joachim Koetz, Kornelia Gawlitza & Sabine Kosmella

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Koetz, J., Gawlitza, K. & Kosmella, S. Formation of organically and inorganically passivated CdS nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions. Colloid Polym Sci 288, 257–263 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-009-2154-5

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