Investigation of Microwave Irradiation Procedure for Synthesizing CdSe Quantum Dots

Table 1

Comparison of microwave parameters for synthesis of CdSe QDs and the calculated sizes of those QDs based on estimated peak PL wavelengths.

Temperature (°C)	Hold time (min)	PL wavelength (nm)	Calculated radius (nm)	Calculated diameter (nm)
120	2 : 30	575	3.0	6.0
140	2 : 30	624	3.9	7.8
170	2 : 30	523	2.4	4.8
200	2 : 30	560	2.8	5.6
265	2 : 30	605	3.5	7.0