Simple synthesis of orange fluorescent CdSe-polycaprolactone nanofiber via a completely non-phosphine based route

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Abstract

We herein report the synthesis of orange emitting CdSe-polycaprolactone nanofiber via a simple and total phosphine free method. The hexadecylamine (HDA)-capped CdSe NPs was synthesized by dispersing the as-synthesized CdSe cluster in octadecene followed by thermolysis in hexadecylamine in the absence of an inert gas. The as-synthesized CdSe NPs are of good quality with high orange luminescent intensity, narrow emission width and high photostability. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrograph revealed that the particles are small, monodispersed and highly crystalline with an average particle size of 2.67±43 nm. The dispersion of the as-synthesized CdSe NPs in biopolymer polycaprolactone (PCL) produced reddish orange emitting electrospun polymer nanocomposite nanofibers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-161
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume174
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016

Keywords

  • CdSe
  • Hexadecylamine
  • Nanofiber
  • Nanoparticles
  • Spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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