Langmuir-Blodgett films containing C60 and cadmium sulphide

  • C.T. Ewins*
  • , B. Stewart
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Langmuir-Blodgett films containing C60 and cadmium arachidate were prepared and then exposed to hydrogen sulphide gas to generate cadmium sulphide. The CdS is in the form of nano particles, the blue shift in the absorption spectrum allowing particle size to be calculated. The structural and chemical changes in the film were studied by grazing incidence FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The initial cadmium arachidate and fullerene film did not appear to have the alternate bilayer structure that has been reported for pure arachidic acid and C60. Exposure to H2S also caused some disruption to the film structure with the planes of Cd2+ being drawn into CdS nano-particles.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)49-52
    Number of pages4
    JournalThin Solid Films
    Volume284-285
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 1996

    Keywords

    • Langmuir-Blodgett films
    • Cadmium arachidate
    • Cadmium sulfide
    • Fullerenes

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