Alloyed Crystalline CdSe1-xSx Semiconductive Nanomaterials - A Solid State 113Cd NMR Study.

Solid-state NMR analysis on wurtzite alloyed CdSe1-xSx crystalline nanoparticles and nanobelts provides evidence that the 113Cd NMR chemical shift is not affected by the varying sizes of nanoparticles, but is sensitive to the S/Se anion molar ratios. A linear correlation is observed between 113Cd NMR chemical shifts and the sulfur component for the alloyed CdSe1-xSx (0<x<1) system both in nanoparticles and nanobelts (δCd=169.71⋅XS+529.21). Based on this correlation, a rapid and applied approach has been developed to determine the composition of the alloyed nanoscalar materials utilizing 113Cd NMR spectroscopy. The observed results from this system confirm that one can use 113Cd NMR spectroscopy not only to determine the composition but also the phase separation of nanomaterial semiconductors without destruction of the sample structures. In addition, some observed correlations are discussed in detail.