Room-temperature formation of CdS magic-size clusters in aqueous solutions assisted by primary amines

CdS magic-size clusters have, so far, been prepared only in organic solvents. Here, the authors report an aqueous-phase synthesis for CdS magic-size clusters at room temperature and reveal insights into the formation mechanism, including the key role of primary amines.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wushuang Wan, Meng Zhang, Min Zhao, Nelson Rowell, Chunchun Zhang, Shanling Wang, Theo Kreouzis, Hongsong Fan, Wen Huang, Kui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18014-6