Issue 4, 2004
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

The synthesis of HgS nanoparticles in polystyrene matrix

P. Sreekumari Nair,†a   T. Radhakrishnan,‡a   N. Revaprasadu,a   G. A. Kolawolea  and  P. O'Brien*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X 1001, KwaDlangezwa, South Africa

b The Manchester Materials Science Centre and Department of Chemistry, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
E-mail: paul.obrien@man.ac.uk

Abstract

A composite of nanodimensional HgS and polystyrene has been prepared by reacting a solution of the copolymer formed from mercury acrylamide and styrene in chloroform solution with H2S. The product shows different colours depending on the amount of H2S used. The composite material has been characterised by UV, PL, TEM, and XRD techniques. The TEM images show particle sizes of less than 12 nm. The band gaps calculated from the optical spectra are higher than that for bulk material as expected for quantum confined materials.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B304098B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Apr 2003
Accepted
30 Jun 2003
First published
24 Jul 2003

J. Mater. Chem., 2004,14, 581-584

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The synthesis of HgS nanoparticles in polystyrene matrix

P. S. Nair, T. Radhakrishnan, N. Revaprasadu, G. A. Kolawole and P. O'Brien, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 581 DOI: 10.1039/B304098B

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