Moloto, NRevaprasadu, NMusetha, PLMoloto, MJ2009-04-202009-04-202009Moloto, N, Revaprasadu, N, Musetha, PL and Moloto, MJ. 2009. Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology. pp 231533-4880http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3329Copyright: 2008 American Scientific PublishersA novel ligand to the synthesis of nanoparticles has been employed in this study. A Tetramethylthiuram disulphide cadmium complex (abundant in sulphur atoms) was used as a single-source precursor for the synthesis of CdS nanoparticles. The CdS nanoparticles were synthesized under various conditions and were characterized using UV/Vis, PL, XRD and TEM. The influence of the precursor concentration, temperature and capping environment as factors affecting the morphology and size of the nanoparticles was investigated. The observation was that with an increase in precursor concentration, there was an increase in particle sizes and the morphology evolved from spherical to rod-shaped nanoparticles. An increase in temperature showed only evidence of increasing the particle sizes whilst the capping environment had a profound influence on the morphology of the nanoparticlesenTemperatureCdS nanocrystalsPecursor concentrationCapping groupMorphologyNanoparticlesTetramethylthiuram disulfideArticleMoloto, N., Revaprasadu, N., Musetha, P., & Moloto, M. (2009). Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3329Moloto, N, N Revaprasadu, PL Musetha, and MJ Moloto "Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3329Moloto N, Revaprasadu N, Musetha P, Moloto M. Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3329.TY - Article AU - Moloto, N AU - Revaprasadu, N AU - Musetha, PL AU - Moloto, MJ AB - A novel ligand to the synthesis of nanoparticles has been employed in this study. A Tetramethylthiuram disulphide cadmium complex (abundant in sulphur atoms) was used as a single-source precursor for the synthesis of CdS nanoparticles. The CdS nanoparticles were synthesized under various conditions and were characterized using UV/Vis, PL, XRD and TEM. The influence of the precursor concentration, temperature and capping environment as factors affecting the morphology and size of the nanoparticles was investigated. The observation was that with an increase in precursor concentration, there was an increase in particle sizes and the morphology evolved from spherical to rod-shaped nanoparticles. An increase in temperature showed only evidence of increasing the particle sizes whilst the capping environment had a profound influence on the morphology of the nanoparticles DA - 2009 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Temperature KW - CdS nanocrystals KW - Pecursor concentration KW - Capping group KW - Morphology KW - Nanoparticles KW - Tetramethylthiuram disulfide LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 1533-4880 T1 - Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles TI - Effect of temperature, precursor concentration and capping group on the shape of Cds nanoparticles UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3329 ER -