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Cadmium and Lead Thiosemicarbazide Complexes: Precursors for the Synthesis of CdS Nanorods and PbS nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

S.N. Mlondo ,
N. Revaprasadu ,
P. Christian  and
P. O'Brien
S.N. Mlondo
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X 1001, KwaDlangezwa,3886, South Africa.
N. Revaprasadu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X 1001, KwaDlangezwa,3886, South Africa.
P. Christian
Affiliation:
The School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. E-mail: nrevapra@pan.uzulu.ac.za
P. O'Brien
Affiliation:
The School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. E-mail: nrevapra@pan.uzulu.ac.za
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Abstract

We report the synthesis of cadmium and lead thiosemicarbazide complexes. The single x-ray crystal structure of lead complex is reported. The cadmium thiosemicarbazide complex was thermolysed in hexadecylamine (HDA) at 140°C and 180°C to give CdS nanorods. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and XRay diffraction (XRD) measurements show that the reaction temperature has the influence on the size and shape of the nanorods. The lead thiosemicarbazide was thermolysed in tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) at 240°C to yield hexagonally shaped nanoparticles of PbS. The XRD confirms a face centred cubic rock salt structure.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 879: Symposium Z – Chemistry of Nanomaterial Synthesis and Processing , 2005 , Z7.6
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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