CdSe/ZnS core–shell QDs: Synthesis and investigating optical properties

Abstract

In this work, CdSe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized using a microwave activated reaction between NaHSe and CdSO4 in the presence of thioglycolic acid (TGA) as capping molecule and then using a one-pot method, ZnS shell was grown subsequently around CdSe cores by a room temperature reaction based on the photo-sensitivity of Na2S2O3 dissociation. Synthesized QDs were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible (UV-Vis) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. All these analyses confirmed the formation of CdSe QDs and successful growth of ZnS shell around CdSe cores.