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A microcapillary reactor with 320 μm inner diameter was utilized for CdSe nanoparticle synthesis. The influence of the reaction temperature and flow rate of precursors on the size and size distribution of prepared CdSe nanoparticles was systematically studied. The as-prepared nanoparticles exhibit sharp excitonic absorption and photoluminescence peak (FWHM 30 nm) with a quantum-yield around 10–40%. The microcapillary reactor was also used for CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanoparticle synthesis in continuous-flow mode. The quantum yield of the core-shell nanoparticles was found to be considerably influenced by the reactor temperature and have a close correlation with the thickness of ZnS shell under growth. An optimized quantum yield up to 70% was obtained for the CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanoparticles.
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He, L., Xie, B., Song, F. et al. Size controlled synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals in a continuous-flow mode microcapillary reactor. Eur. Phys. J. D 52, 15–18 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2008-00251-7
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