Strain Effects on the Band Gap and Diameter of CdSe Core and CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots at Any Temperature

Figure 3

The XRD patterns of (a) bare CdSe core QD prepared at 170°C for 2 min and at 190°C for 15 min, respectively, and (b) core/shell CdSe/ZnS QDs and corresponding bare CdSe core QDs prepared at 170°C for 2 min reaction time.