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Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Micromaterials via Gamma-irradiation Route

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In this review, we reported our recent studies on controlled growth of sulfide and oxide semiconductor nano-and micro-structures via gamma-irradiation route. NiS and PbS uniform hollow microspheres (∼500 nm) have been successfully synthesized by γ-irradiating PMMA-CS2-ethanol aqueous solution that contains Ni2+ or Pb2+ at room temperature, respectively. Large-scale single-crystalline ZnO hexangular prisms were successfully prepared through a simple γ-irradiation approach at room temperature and under ambient pressure. CdSe hollow structures and hollow nanospheres (40∼50 nm), compass-shaped (80 nm in middle width and 200 nm in length) Mn3O4 (hausmannite) and monodisperse ZnS nanoballs etc. had been successfully synthesized through γ-irradiation route with different surfactant-assisted systems at room temperature. Those successful synthesis approaches in large scale and under mild conditions could be of interest for both applications and fundamental studies.

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This work was financially supported by the grants of National Science Foundation of China (No.20621061, 20473082), and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (070414195).

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Hu, Y., Chen, JF. Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Micromaterials via Gamma-irradiation Route. J Clust Sci 18, 371–387 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-007-0127-8

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