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Shape Dependence of Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CdS Semiconductor Nanocrystals.


ABSTRACT: Understanding structural stability and phase transformation of nanoparticles under high pressure is of great scientific interest, as it is one of the crucial factors for design, synthesis, and application of materials. Even though high-pressure research on nanomaterials has been widely conducted, their shape-dependent phase transition behavior still remains unclear. Examples of phase transitions of CdS nanoparticles are very limited, despite the fact that it is one of the most studied wide band gap semiconductors. Here we have employed in situ synchrotron wide-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to investigate the high-pressure behaviors of CdS nanoparticles as a function of particle shapes. We observed that CdS nanoparticles transform from wurtzite to rocksalt phase at elevated pressure in comparison to their bulk counterpart. Phase transitions also vary with particle shape: rod-shaped particles show a partially reversible phase transition and the onset of the structural phase transition pressure decreases with decreasing surface-to-volume ratios, while spherical particles undergo irreversible phase transition with relatively low phase transition pressure. Additionally, TEM images of spherical particles exhibited sintering-induced morphology change after high-pressure compression. Calculations of the bulk modulus reveal that spheres are more compressible than rods in the wurtzite phase. These results indicate that the shape of the particle plays an important role in determining their high-pressure properties. Our study provides important insights into understanding the phase-structure-property relationship, guiding future design and synthesis of nanoparticles for promising applications.

SUBMITTER: Meng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786387 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Shape Dependence of Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CdS Semiconductor Nanocrystals.

Meng Lingyao L   Lane J Matthew D JMD   Baca Luke L   Tafoya Jackie J   Ao Tommy T   Stoltzfus Brian B   Knudson Marcus M   Morgan Dane D   Austin Kevin K   Park Changyong C   Chow Paul P   Xiao Yuming Y   Li Ruipeng R   Qin Yang Y   Fan Hongyou H  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20200325 14


Understanding structural stability and phase transformation of nanoparticles under high pressure is of great scientific interest, as it is one of the crucial factors for design, synthesis, and application of materials. Even though high-pressure research on nanomaterials has been widely conducted, their shape-dependent phase transition behavior still remains unclear. Examples of phase transitions of CdS nanoparticles are very limited, despite the fact that it is one of the most studied wide band  ...[more]

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