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Role of reducing agent in the formation of ZnSe nanorods by chemical reduction method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

T. K. Das
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Techno-Physics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721102 West Bengal, India
R. Bhattacharya*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Techno-Physics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721102 West Bengal, India
A. Manna
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Techno-Physics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721102 West Bengal, India
S. Saha
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Techno-Physics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721102 West Bengal, India
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Abstract

ZnSe nanorods are grown by varying the amount of reducing agent Sodium borohydride and keeping the amount of zinc chloride, selenium powder constant. The samples are characterized using electron diffraction techniques. Simultaneously optical absorption, photoluminescence and longtime photorelaxation of these samples are studied at room temperature. An increase in band gap is observed in each case as compared to bulk ZnSe. Also the formation of nanorods is found to be favourable at particular ratio of reducing agent. An attempt is made to explain the growth and correlate the structural, optical and electrical properties.

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© EDP Sciences, 2010

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