@article { ISI:000252511300009,
	title = {Low temperature synthesis of magnetite and maghemite nanoparticles},
	journal = {Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology},
	volume = {7},
	number = {12},
	year = {2007},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {4294-4302},
	publisher = {AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS},
	type = {Article},
	address = {26650 THE OLD RD, STE 208, VALENCIA, CA 91381-0751 USA},
	abstract = {<p>We report on the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles below 100 degrees C by a simple chemical protocol. The uniqueness of the method lies in the use of Ferrous ammoniurn sulphate (in conjugation with FeCl3) which helps maintain the stability of Fe-2+ state in the reaction sequence thereby controlling the phase formation. Hexamine was added as the stabilizer. The nanoparticles synthesized at three different temperatures viz, 5 degrees, 27 degrees, and 95 degrees C are characterized by several techniques. Generally, when a mixture of Fe3+ and Fe2+ is added to sodium hydroxide, alpha-Fe2O3 (the anti-ferromagnetic phase) is formed after the dehydration process of the hydroxide. In our case however, the phases formed at all the three temperatures were found to be ferro (ferri) magnetic, implying modification of the formation chemistry due to the specifics of our method. The nanoparticles synthesized at the lowest temperature exhibit magnetite phase, while increase in growth temperature to 95 degrees C leads to the maghemite phase.</p>},
	keywords = {low temperature synthesis, maghemite, magnetite, Nanoparticles},
	issn = {1533-4880},
	doi = {10.1166/jnn.2007.873},
	author = {Bhagwat, Shrikant and Singh, Hema and Athawale, Anjali and Hannoyer, Beatrice and Jouen, Samuel and Lefez, Benoit and Kundaliya, Darshan and Pasricha, Renu and Kulkarni, Shailaja and Ogale, Satishchandra B.}
}
@article { ISI:000258195800007,
	title = {Low temperature synthesis of ZnSe nanoparticles},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {62},
	number = {23},
	year = {2008},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {3803-3805},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Synthesis of thioglycerol capped zinc selenide nanoparticles with a relatively narrow size distribution by a simple and inexpensive low temperature (similar to 80 degrees C) wet chemical method is reported here. Main advantage of this method is the use of non-toxic precursors. The size of the nanoparticles can be varied easily by changing the concentration of the capping agent. The extracted nanoparticles remain stable under normal atmospheric conditions and can be redispersed in suitable solvents. The sharp absorption features obtained in the UV-Visible absorption spectra reveal the formation of monodispersed ZnSe nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence and transmission electron microscopy. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Luminescence, Nanomaterials, Semiconductor, X-ray techniques},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2008.04.082},
	author = {Deshpande, Aparna and Singh, Shashi B. and Abyaneh, Majid Kazemian and Pasricha, Renu and Kulkarni, S. K.}
}
