Sonochemical and microwave-assisted preparations of PbTe and PbSe. A comparative study

R. Kerner, O. Palchik, A. Gedanken

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Abstract

Sonochemical and microwave-assisted polyol reduction methods were used to prepare PbSe and PbTe. Products prepared by both methods were compared and analyzed by XRD, EDX, TEM, HR-TEM, elemental analysis, FT-IR, and thermal methods (DSC and TGA). In both methods almost pure lead chalcogenide phases were prepared, which were almost free of carbon (<0.08%), but the morphology of the resultant nanoparticles was entirely different. The mechanism of formation for the lead chalcogenide nanoparticles for both microwave and sonochemical reactions is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1413-1419
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

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