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Synthesis of Zinc and Lead Chalcogenide Core and Core/Shell Nanoplatelets Using Sequential Cation Exchange Reactions
We present the synthesis of a novel
type of chalcogenide nanoplatelets.
Starting from CdS core or CdSe/CdS core/shell nanoplatelets, we use
sequential cation exchange to copper and then to either zinc or lead
to obtain ZnS and PbS core or ZnSe/ZnS and PbSe/PbS core/shell structures.
The procedure preserves well the 2D geometry of the nanoplatelets,
provided that they are more than 6 monolayers (ā¼1.8 nm) thick.
The core/shell structure is also well conserved during the cation
exchange as verified by TEM images. The nanoplatelets exchanged with
Zn crystallize in a zinc blende structure, like the initial Cd-based
material, whereas when Pb is used, the final nanoplatelets have a
rock-salt crystal structure. We explored the copper cation exchange
process using energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry with 1 nm resolution
on nanoplatelets standing on their edges, and we show that copper
ions diffuse uniformly from the outside of the nanoplatelet to the
inside during the exchange