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Cadmium selenide: Surface and nanoparticle energetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2011

Fen Xu ,
Wei Zhou  and
Alexandra Navrotsky
Fen Xu
Affiliation:
Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616
Wei Zhou
Affiliation:
Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616
Alexandra Navrotsky*
Affiliation:
Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: anavrotsky@ucdavis.edu
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Abstract

Cadmium selenide (CdSe) belongs to a class of important II–VI semiconductors widely used in optical, sensor, and laser materials and quantum-dot light-emitting diodes. Here we present the first direct calorimetric measurement of the surface energy of wurtzite CdSe. CdSe nanoparticles with particle size between 20 and 60 nm were prepared by a hydrothermal method without additives to control morphology, and the surface energy was derived from the drop solution enthalpies in molten sodium molybdate and from water adsorption calorimetry. The surface energy of the hydrated surface is 1.31 ± 0.26 J/m2, whereas that of the anhydrous surface is 1.65 ± 0.27 J/m2. These values are significantly lower than those for ZnO and many other oxides.

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CdSeNanoscale
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , 14 March 2011 , pp. 720 - 725
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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