Simple sonochemical synthesis and characterization of HgSe nanoparticles

Mahdiyeh Esmaeili-Zare; Masoud Salavati-Niasari; Azam Sobhani

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.01.013

Simple sonochemical synthesis and characterization of HgSe nanoparticles

Ultrason Sonochem. 2012 Sep;19(5):1079-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.01.013. Epub 2012 Feb 4.

Authors

Mahdiyeh Esmaeili-Zare¹, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Azam Sobhani

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran.

PMID: 22366229
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.01.013

Abstract

Mercury selenide (HgSe) nanostructures were synthesized via a sonochemical method based on the reaction between HgCl(2), SeCl(4) and hydrazine hydrate (N(2)H(4)·H(2)O) in water, in presence of various capping agents. The effects of preparation parameters such as: the kind of capping agent and its amount, ultrasonic power, reaction time and temperature were investigated. It was found that morphology, particle size and phase of the products could be greatly affected by these parameters. HgSe nanostructures were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).