Chemical etching with tetrafluoroborate: a facile method for resizing of CdTe nanocrystals under mild conditions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Oct 28:(40):6080-2. doi: 10.1039/b910752e. Epub 2009 Aug 25.

Abstract

This communication describes a facile and mild chemical etching method for resizing of CdTe nanocrystals, which provides a possible approach for tailoring the size-dependent properties of the nanocrystals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Borates / chemistry*
  • Cadmium / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures
  • Quantum Dots
  • Tellurium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Borates
  • Cadmium
  • Tellurium