Synthesise and characterization of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles via a solvothermal method in the presence of a new sulfur source

Nanoparticle and nonstructural materials have attracted considerable interest in resent year these materials have found extensive use in varios. filed such as high density memory devices, laser, transistor and other optoelectronic system[1]. CdS nanostructures have been synthesized using different approaches including solvothermal or hydrothermal methods, thermal evaporation, chemical vapor approach and electrochemical deposition. In this study CdS nanocrystals were successfully prepared using solvothermal strstegies that employed Cd(NO3)2.4H2O and a new sulfurizing agent from the class of thio Schiff base, N-benzylideneethanethioamide, as starting materials. Xray diffraction (XRD) patterns, FT-IR spectroscopy (Fig.1) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were used to characterized synthesized CdS [2]