Journal of Nanomaterials & Molecular NanotechnologyISSN: 2324-8777

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Muzi O. Ndwandwe Author

KiprotichS@ufs.ac.za

Subjects of specialization
X-ray Diffraction, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Materials Processing, Advanced Materials

Affiliation
Department of Physics & Engineering, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa

Biography

The effect of deposition rate and thermal annealing on morphology and microstructural evolution of Nickel-Bismuth thin film is one of the research works of Muzi O. Ndwandwe. Muzi O. Ndwandwe is from the University of Zululand,in the Department of Physics & Engineering.

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Effect of Tellurium Concentration of the Solution on the Structural, Optical and Luminescence Properties of Cadmium Telluride Nanoparticles

Author(s):

Sharon Kiprotich, Martin O. Onani, Muzi O. Ndwandwe and Francis B. Dejene

Water-soluble cadmium telluride (CdTe) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using L-cystine as a capping agent. The reaction was carried out under basic conditions (at pH=11) and refluxed at 100ºC for 1 h. In this work, different tellurium (Te) concentrations in the solution of L-cystine functionalized CdTe NPs were prepared at low temperature of 100ºC and discussion of its effect was done in detail. The CdTe NPs were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-vis and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Structural parameters estimated by XRD revealed cubic phase of CdTe at lower Te concentrations and hexagonal phase of Te emerging at higher Te concentration. XRD results showed that the NPs consisted of small CdTe nanocrystallites, 3.1-4.5 nm... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8777.1000245

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