Masoud Salavati-Niasari - Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan,
Mohammad Reza Loghman-Estarki
Fateme Davar - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kashan, Kashan

CdS nanorod was obtained via a simple hydrothermal reaction between Cd(NO3)2.4H2O and thioglycolic acid (TGA) at relatively low temperature. Products were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, and thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). The effect of reactant concentration, molar ratio of TGA to the cadmium nitrate, temperature and reaction time on the morphology, particle sizes and phase of nanocrystalline CdS products has been investigated

Nanomaterials; Semiconductors; Chemical synthesis; Optical spectroscopy