9-13 July 2012
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Influence of temperature and precursor concentration on synthesis of HDA-capped Ag<sub>2</sub>Se nanoparticles

10 Jul 2012, 17:30
2h
IT Building

IT Building

Poster Presentation Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Poster Session

Speaker

Mr Mbuso Mlambo (University of Witwatersrand)

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

The strong enforcement on these research areas is stimulated by the unique size- dependent optical and electronic properties due to their quantum size effect.[1,2] Transition metal chalcogenides have been the focus of much attention because of their unique semiconducting properties as narrow band gap semiconductors and their extensive optoelectronic applications. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis, Photoluminescence, TEM and XRD. The results showed the increase in particle size and an improvement on the dispersity as the temperature increased and a decrease in particle was observed as precursor concentration was increased.

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

Phd

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Dr Nosipho Moloto (Nosipho.Moloto@wits.ac.za)

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

No

Apply to be<br> consider for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Primary author

Mr Mbuso Mlambo (University of Witwatersrand)

Co-author

Prof. Makwena Moloto (Vaal University of Technology)

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