cadmium sulfide nanoparticles
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SynthesisofCadmiumSulfideNanoparticlesAdaptedbyKayleenMooreandThomasC.Keane,Ph.D
April20,2008
I.AbstractThisexperimentisanintroductorystudyofCadmiumsulfidenanoparticles.The
Cadmiumsulfidenanoparticlesareinversephasemicelles.2Micellesareanaggregateofsurfactantmoleculesdispersedinaliquidcolloid1,andareusedinawidevarietyofdifferentbiochemicalandindustrialapplications.Specifically,thislabstudiestheshiftintheabsorptionspectrumfromthebulksampleofCdStothemicelleCdSabsorptionspectrum.Thisshiftinabsorptioncan aidincalculatingthemicelleradius.Theexperimentallyobtainedaverageshiftis71nm.Usingthisaveragethemicelleradiuswasfoundtobe2.15nm.
II.LearningObjectives1) InterpretUVVisabsorptionspectra2) ApplytheconceptofpolaritytoMicelleformation
III.IntroductionAmicelleisanaggregateofsurfactantmoleculesdispersedinaliquidcolloid.
Surfactantmoleculesareorganiccompoundsthatareamphiphilic.Amphiphilicmeansthattheyhavebothapolar(hydrophilic)endandanonpolar(hydrophobic)end.Throughthisunderstandingamicellecanbedefinedasananoparticleofanorganizedorganicmoleculeinaparticularsolvent.
Inthesynthesisofcadmium sulfide(CdS)nanoparticleswewillbeusinghexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromideasthesurfactantmolecule.Thismoleculedoesnotdissolvewellinaqueousororganicsolvents,butitisessentialinmakingthemicelle.Thehexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromidestructureisshownbelow:
Therearedifferenttypesofmicellephases.Thetwophasesthatwillbefocusedonarethenormalandinversecylindricalphases.Thenormalphasemicelleisproducedwhenitisinapolarsolutionandthepolarendofthesurfactantisattractedtothepolarsolvent.Thehydrophobicnonpolarhydrocarbonsformthecoreofthemicelle,andthepolarendofthesurfactantformstheouterlayerofthemicelle.Thisisalsoknownastheoilinwatermicelle.Theinversecylindricalphaseisformedinjusttheoppositeenvironment.Thesolventisnonpolar.Inthiswaythehydrocarbonsmaketheouterlayerandthepolarendmakesthecoreofthemicelle.Thisisknownasthewaterinoilmicelle.
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
OrganicSolventAqueousSolvent
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Inordertoformthecadmiumsulfidemicelles,hexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromidewillbemixedwithpentanolinahexanesolution.Pentanolisacosurfactantthathastwomainfunctions.Thefirstfunctionofpentanolisthatinrelativeamountsitcontrolsthesizeof themicelles.PentanolisalsousedasacappingagenttostabilizetheCdSparticles.
Cd+micellesaremadeandmixedwithSmicelleswhichproduceCdSparticles.CdSisfoundinthecoreofthemicelle.Theaqueoussolutionservesasananoreactorandtheparticlescannotgrowbiggerthanthemicelle.Thisphenomenonhasaneffectonthequantumsizeofthemicelle.SincethereisadifferenceinsizefromthebulkCdSandthemicelletheabsorptionspectrumcanbetakenforeachandthancompared.Therewillbeashiftofwavelengthbasedonsize.ThischangeinwavelengthcanbecalculatedandusedtofindtheradiusoftheCdSmicelle.Anexampleoftheshiftphenomenonandequationisshownbelow.
bulk=512nmEg=hc/
Thexinterceptofthelinearportionoftheabsorbanceasafunctionofwavelengthgraphisameasureof Eg.
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ExampleCalculation
r=2.34nm
IV.Materials*0.012MCdCl2(0.110gin50mLdistilledwater)*0.012MNa2S(0.144gin50mLdistilledwater)0.20ghexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromide4mLHeptane1mLPentanolMortarandpestle2testtubes
e=1.60x1019C0=8.85x10
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C2/N/m2
=5.7h=6.63x1034Jsc=2.998x108m/sme*=1.73x10
31kgmh*=7.29x10
31kg
nano=495nmEgnano=hc/Egnano=(6.63E34)(3.0E8)/495E9m
Egnano=4.018E19J
bulk=550nmEgbulk=hc/Egbulk=(6.63E34)(3.0E8)/550E9m
Egbulk=3.616E19J
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2smallmagneticstirbarsMagneticStirrerPlasticCuvettsVolumetircpipets,11mL,25mL
*premade
V.Procedure
1) TurnontheUVVis,andconnectittothecomputer.Itwilltakealittletime.Goontotheothersteps.
2) Obtainedabout5mleachoftheCdCl2solutionandtheNa2Ssolutioninseparate,smallvials.
3) TestthereagentsCdCl2andNa2Sbyaddingadropofeachtogether.IfayellowcolorappearsthisshowsthattheNa2Ssolutionisgood.Ifthemixturestaysclear,remaketheNa2Ssolution.
4) ReturningbacktotheUVVis,itshouldbeconnected.Takeabaseline.5) Placeequalamountsof CdCl2andNa2Sintoacuvet,mixgentlywithpipet(do
notmakebubbles).Immediatelyobtain avisibleabsorptionspectrum,usinganemptycuvetastheblank.Visuallynote thechangeincolorbeforeandafteraddingtheNa2S totheCdCl2.
6) Setuptwocleantesttubesover twoseparate magneticstirrers.7) Place0.20gofhexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromidetotesttube one.Adda
smallstirbartoeachtesttube.8) Add4.0mLofHeptaneand1.0mLof1Pentanolintotesttubeone.Note:
Rememberthattheamountofpentanolisthecappingagentandchangesthesizeofthemicelle.Makesurethat thepentanoldoesntgetstuckonthesideofthetesttube.Stirtogiveasuspension.
9) Withvolumetricpipettransferalittleover2.5mLofthesuspensionintothesecondtesttube.
10) Totesttubeone,add0.1mL(3drops)of0.012Mof CdCl2.Addthesolutiondropwiseuntilthesuspensioninthetesttubeclears,dontaddmorethan3drops.
11) Add0.1mL(3drops)of0.012MNa2S totesttube2.Addthesolutiondropwiseuntilthesuspensioninthetesttubeclears.IFTHESOLUTIONCLEARSBEFOREADDINGALLTHREEDROPSDONTADDMORE.
12) Placethesolutionfromtesttubetwointotesttubeone.Solutioncouldeitherhavealightyellowhueorbeclear.
13) Recordthevisibleabsorptionspectrumin eitheraglassorplasticcuvet.
VI.Questions
1) Whatisamicelle?Stateitinyourownwords.Drawadiagramandlabelitsparts.
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2) Whatisthedifferencebetweenanormalandreversephasemicelle?WhatmicellephasedoestheCadmiumSulfidenanoparticleforminto?
3) Whatpartdoespentanolplayinformingthemicelle?
4) Whattwochangesoccurbetweenin theabsorptionspectraof theCdSsolutionandtheCdSmicelles?Talkaboutthedifferenceinabsorbanceandshiftinwavelength.
5) Whentheformationofthemicellehasoccurred, whereisthelocationoftheCdSsalt? Whatistheothersaltbyproductthatisformed?
6) Iftherewasashiftintheabsorptionspectrafrom575cm1to480cm1,wouldthemicellebesmallerorbiggerthantheoriginalsample?
7) Whataretwopracticalusesformicelles?
8) Whatwastheradiusofyourmicelle
VII. References
ImagesofNormalandInversePhaseMicelles.(2007).RetrievedApril19,2008.Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micelle
Linsensky,GeorgeandHansen,Paul.(2005).SynthesisofCadmiumSulfideNanoparticle.RetrievedonMarch24,2008.Website:http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/CdS/text.htm
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PremadeMaterials
0.012MNa2Ssolution1. Weighout0.144gofthepowderNa2S,placeinamortorandgrindintoafind
powder.2. PlacethepowderedNa2Sina50mLgraduatedflaskandfillitwiththedeionized
watertothemark.
0.012MCdCl2solution
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1. Weighout0.110gofCdCl2 intoa50mlgraduatedflask,andfilltheflaskuptotheline.Swirlmixtureuntilallthedissolves.
VIII. Answers
1) Amicelleisclustersof organizedsurfactant, organiccompoundsthathaveapolarandnonpolarhead,thatform inaheterogeneousmixture.Maindefinition:Amicelleisanaggregate ofsurfactantmoleculesdispersedinaliquidcolloid.
2) A)Normalphase:Thepolarregionisincontactwiththesolvent.(Polarhead,Polarsolvent)B)Reversephase:Thenonpolarchainregionisincontactwiththesolvent.(Nonpolarchain,Nonpolarsolvent)CdSmicellesarereversephase.
3) Thepentanolcontrolsthesizeofthemicelle,italsoactsasacappingagenttostabilizetheCdSparticles.
4) Absorbance:InthesolutiontheCdSisdiluteinthemicellesolution.Shift:Thesizeoftheparticlesdeterminestheshiftinwavelength.
5) A)CdSislocatedinthecoreofthemicelle.B)NaCl.6) Smaller7) AnswerDependant8) Basedoffofdata.
IX.ConclusionsandPlacement
Thislabisveryinteresting,butnotforgeneralchemistrystudents.Thereissomedifficultyincreatingthemicellesandthecalculationmightbealittledifficulttounderstand.Thesuspensionsinthetesttubeswillnotalwaysclear,butwillstillformmicellesthathavetheappropriateabsorptionshift.Thislabmightbegoodforanalyticalchemistrybecauseitisdealingwithabsorption,concentrationandpH,butdoesntfocusontitration.Thiswillgivethestudentsabreakfromtitration,butleadstothesametypesofconcepts.Furthercalculationscanbedoneontheconcentrationofmicellesbasedoffofabsorption(BeersLaw).Applicationsofmicellescanalsobediscussed(forexampleinbiochemistryandindustry)duringanalyticalchemistrytomakethetopicinterdisciplinary.Theabsorptionspectraareinthelaboratorynotebook.
Chemicals
CdO
OleicAcid
Selenium
Trioctylphosphine
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TechnicalGradeOctadecene(ODE)
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100Smalltesttubes
10Testtuberacks
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10Heatingmantles
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10Thermometerscapableofmeasuring225oC
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