Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Bismuth Telluride

• DOI: 10.1021/nl0156179
• Publication Date: 2002-07-26T04:45:26Z
• Authors: Edward E. Foos; Rhonda M. Stroud; Alan D. Berry
• Keywords: Nanocrystalline material; Bismuth telluride; Characterization; Telluride; Powder Diffraction; Bismuth

We report the first synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline Bi2Te3 with particle sizes less than 10 nm. The reaction BiOClO4·xH2O (Me3Si)2Te in a reverse micelle formed by sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate water hexane has produced good yields (71%) black powder that been characterized elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy.