In situ observation of the nucleation and growth of CdSe nanocrystals
by Qu, Lianhua; Yu, W. William; Peng, Xiaogang
An in situ method is introduced for the study of nucleation and growth of crystals using the size-dependent properties of a given system in the transition size regime from molecular species to bulk sized crystals. The real-time measurements for the first system studied, a CdSe one, were carried out by recording the absorption spectra during the reaction with a millisecond resolution.
- Journal
- Nano Letters
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Year
- 2004
- Start Page
- 465
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1530-6992; 1530-6984
- DOI
- 10.1021/nl035211r