Synthesis and spectral properties of starch capped CdS nanoparticles in aqueous solution

Abstract

Synthesis of cadmium sulphide nanoparticles has been carried out in aqueous solution precipitation. Starch added during the synthesis of the nanoparticles resulted in cadmium-rich nanoparticles forming a stable complex with starch. The morphology and crystalline structure of such structures were measured by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The grain size of the nanoparticles determined by these techniques was of the order of 5 nm, which correlates well with measurements performed by Raman scattering and photoacoustic spectroscopy.