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Preparation of colloidal cadmium selenide nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation in methanol and toluene

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Colloidal spherical nanoparticles (NPs) of cadmium selenide (CdSe) have been prepared by laser ablation of cadmium target in methanol and toluene solutions. The properties of CdSe nanoparticles ablated in methanol and toluene were investigated and compared. The morphology and structure of synthesised CdSe NPs were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscope (TEM). XRD investigation revealed that the nanoparticles are crystalline and have hexagonal structure. Optical absorption showed that the value of optical energy gap of ablated CdSe nanoparticles depends on the solution type. TEM measurements showed that CdSe NPs with diameters ranging from 25 to 35 nm were synthesised in methanol while, the nanoparticles ablated in toluene have diameters in the range of (40–50) nm.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq

    Ahmed N. Abd

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Education, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq

    Nadir F. Habubi

  3. Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Raid A. Ismail

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Abd, A.N., Habubi, N.F. & Ismail, R.A. Preparation of colloidal cadmium selenide nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation in methanol and toluene. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 25, 3190–3194 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2002-3

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