Synthesis and characterisation of gallium antimonide nanoparticles: reaction between tris (trimethylsilyl)antimonide and gallium trichloride

✍ Scribed by Stephan Schulz; Leonardo Martinez; Jean L. Ross

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 345 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1616-301X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0712(199607)6:4<185::aid-amo237>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

The reaction between GaCI, and Sb(SiMe,), in a 1:l mole ratio at 110°C in toluene leads to gallium antimonide, GaSb, which has been characterised by electron diffraction studies and EDX and elemental analyses. Microscopy studies (SEM and TEM) show the formation of nanocrystals with a predominant crystal size of 20-30 nm.