| Title |
One-step, low-temperature fabrication of CdS quantum dots by watermelon rind: a green approach
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Nanomedicine, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijn.s79988 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rajasekhar Lakshmipathy, Nallani Chakravarthula Sarada, K Chidambaram, Sk Khadeer Pasha |
| Abstract |
We investigated the one-step synthesis of CdS nanoparticles via green synthesis that used aqueous extract of watermelon rind as a capping and stabilizing agent. Preliminary phytochemical analysis depicted the presence of carbohydrates which can act as capping and stabilizing agents. Synthesized CdS nanoparticles were characterized using UV-visible, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, EDX, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy techniques. The CdS nanoparticles were found to be size- and shape-controlled and were stable even after 3 months of synthesis. The results suggest that watermelon rind, an agro-waste, can be used for synthesis of CdS nanoparticles without any addition of stabilizing and capping agents. |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 22% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Unknown | 9 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Chemistry | 5 | 19% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 7% |
| Materials Science | 2 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Unknown | 12 | 44% |
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