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Journal of Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY

About the Journal :

Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY (ETN) abbreviated as Exp. Theo. NANOTECHNOLOGY is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed and open access journal. It includes specialized research papers, short communications, reviews and selected conference papers in special issues on the characterization, synthesis, processing, structure and properties of different principles and applications of nanotechnology with focus on advantageous achievements and applications for the specialists in engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science and medicine. ETN covers and publishes all aspects of fundamental and applied researches of experimental and theoretical nanoscale technology dealing with materials synthesis, processing, nanofabrication, nanoprobes, spectroscopy, properties, biological systems, nanostructures, nanoelectronics, nano-optics, nano-mechanics, nanodevices, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, nanotoxicology within the scope of the journal. ETN aims to acquire the recent and outstanding researches for the benefit of the human being.



SYNTHESIS OF CDS NANOTUBES AND NANOSPHERES BY LIVING BIO-MEMBRANE BI-TEMPLATE


Semiconductor CdS nanotubes with a small ratio of length to diameter and nanospheres were simultaneously synthesized in the light of bio- mineralization process through living bio-membrane bi-template of mungbean sprouts at room tempera- ture. The outside diameter of the nanotube is 220- 240 nm and the inner diameter is 200-220 nm, the length is up to 600-700 nm and the ratio of length to diameter is 2:1. The nanoshpheres are 25 nm in diameter and well distributed. The XRD pattern indi- cates that these nanocrystals were crystallized in the cubic structure with lattice a = 5.818 Å. The optical properties of the products are illustrated, and their possible forming mechanism is explored.

Keywords: CdS; Nanotube; Bi-template.