Cadmium based II-VI Semiconducting Nanomaterials: Synthesis Routes and Strategies

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

1.2 Aims and overview

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2. CADMIUM BASED NANO-MATERIALS

2.1 Nano-materials

2.3 Classification of nano-materials

2.2.1 0D spheres and clusters

2.2.2 1D nano-fibers, tubes, wires and rods

2.2.3 2D films, plates and networks

2.4 Cadmium chalicogenides nano-materials

2.5 Properties and potential applications

2.5.1 Cadmium Oxide nanomaterials

2.5.2 Cadmium Sulfide nan

2.5.4 Cadmium Telluride nanomaterials

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3. VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID (VLS or SLS) ROUTE FOR THE SYTHESIS OF CADMIUM BASED NANO-PARTICLES

3.1 Biological synthesis

3.2 Chemical precipitation and Co-Precipitation Method

3.3 Electroplating and electro-phoretic deposition

3.5 Micro-emulsion Synthesis (synthesis in structured media)

3.6 Microwave Combustion Synthesis

3.7 Polyol Method

3.8 Sol-Gel Synthesis

3.10 Template assisted synthesis

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4 MECHANIC

4.1.1 Mechano-chemical Synthesis Method (Dry and Wet Grinding System, Ball milling)

4.2 Gas phase using solid precursors

4.2.1 Inert gas condensation

4.2.2 Ion sputtering

4.2.3 Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)

4.2.4 Pulsed Laser Ablation Synthesis

4.2.5 Spark discharge generation

4.3.1 Chemical Vapor synthesis (laser CVD, plasma enhanced CVD, thermal CVD)

4.3.2 Flame spray pyrolysis/Fl

4.3.4 Gamma irradiation

4.3.5 Spray pyrolysis