A Study Of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles With Starch As A Capping Agent
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Published at : 17 Jan 2014
Volume : IJtech
Vol 3, No 1 (2012)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v3i1.77
Dris, M.R.M., Sheng, C.K., Isa, M.I.N., Razali, M.H., 2012. A Study Of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles With Starch As A Capping Agent. International Journal of Technology. Volume 3(1), pp. 1-7
| M. Rozi Mat Dris | Departement of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Chan Kok Sheng | Departement of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| M. Ikmar Nizam Isa | Departement of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Mohd Hasmizam Razali | Department of Chemistry Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
Capping agents such as starch can be used to protect semiconductor nanoparticles from aggregation and obtain uniform structures. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles with starch as a capping agent were prepared with an aqueous precipitation technique at different pH levels to study the optimum condition for producing a narrow distribution of nanoparticles. The morphology of the prepared nanoparticles was measured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Grain sizes of the samples determined by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) with Scherer’s equation were relatively dependet on the pH applied in the synthesized process. Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicated that the starch and the nanoparticles were bonded by R-N=C=S bonds, but bondinbg depended on the pH used. The band gap of the CdS nanoparticles measured by UV-Vis spectroscopy was 2.39 eV, which was lower than CdS in bulk phase because of distorted structures in obtained CdS nanoparticles.
Aqueous technic, Cadmium sulfide (CdS), Capped agent, Nanoparticles, Starch
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