Synthesis and characterization of CdS:Zn nanoparticles by microwave irradiation method

Nanoparticles of cd1-xznxs (x = 0-0.3) were prepared in ethylene glycol using microwave irradiation. zinc acetate, cadmium acetate and thioacetamide were used as the sources of zinc, cadmium and sulfur respectively. diffraction peaks in powder x-ray diffraction (xrd) patterns of the nanoparticles showed a gradual shift to higher angles with increase in zinc content. diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (drs) of the specimens revealed that the absorption edges for cd1-xznxs nanoparticles blue-shifted upon increasing x value. energy dispersive x-ray analysis (edx) data proved the ability of microwave in producing a desired compound. ftir studies of the specimens revealed the presence of zn in the produced compounds.