@article { ISI:000225750600004,
	title = {Novel polymer-inorganic solid-state reaction for the synthesis of CdS nanocrystallites},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {59},
	number = {5},
	year = {2005},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {554-559},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>We offer a novel polymer-inorganic solid-state reaction route for the in situ generation of nanochalcogenide semiconductor in the network of polymer which itself acts as a chalcogen source. We have exemplified feasibility of this route by reacting CdI2 with engineering thermoplastic polyphenylene sulphide (PPS). These two reactants in 1:1 and 10:1 molar ratios were simply heated at the crystalline melting temperature of PPS. The resultant products were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM, with selected area electron diffraction). The prima facie observations revealed the formation of cubic nanocrystallites of US with the particle size ranging from 6 to 20 nm entrapped in modified (cyclized) PPS matrix when the reactants were taken in 10:1 molar ratio. A tentative mechanism has been suggested for such hitherto unattempted solid-state reaction. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {CdS nanocrystallites, Semiconductor, solid-state reaction, Thermoplastic polymer matrix},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2004.10.037},
	author = {Kanade, K. G. and Hawaldar, Ranjit R. and Pasricha, R. and Radhakrishnan, S. and Seth, T. and Mulik, Uttam P. and Kale, B. B. and Amalnerkar, Dinesh P.}
}
@article { ISI:000277463600014,
	title = {Critical role of particle size and interfacial properties in the visible light induced splitting of water over the nanocrystallites of supported cadmium sulphide},
	journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
	volume = {35},
	number = {8},
	year = {2010},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {3287-3296},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>CdS crystallites of varying size (1 to 5.0 nm) were successfully deposited on the surfaces of polyester and activated charcoal. The size and the texture of these crystallites depended on CdS loading and also on the substrate morphology. These highly dispersed photocatalysts displayed a pyramidal trend in activity for visible light induced splitting of water molecules, similar to that reported for the heterogeneous catalytic reactions over supported noble metals. Thus, the CdS particles of similar to 2.5 nm size gave rise to maximum rate of H(2) evolution as compared to the particles of either smaller or of larger size. The particles of \&lt;1.5 nm diameter were of poor crystallinity and displayed a significant Q-size effect on the absorption edge. Our study provides direct evidence for the structure sensitivity of photocatalytic dissociation of water over supported semiconductor nanocrystallites, where the particle size and the interfacial microstructural defects played a vital role. (C) 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {CdS nanocrystallites, Interfacial defects, Photocatalysis, Structural sensitivity, water splitting},
	issn = {0360-3199},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.134},
	author = {Deshpande, Aparna and Gupta, Narendra M.}
}
