Synthesis of indium phosphide nanoparticles via catalytic cleavage of phosphorus carbon bond in n-trioctylphosphine by indium

Nanocrystalline indium phosphide has been synthesized via catalytic cleavage of Psingle bondC bond in n-trioctylphosphine by indium nanoparticles at a temperature between 200 and 360 °C under an atmosphere of argon. Indium chloride/sodium as well as indium(0) could be used as raw materials. The products were characterized by EDS, XRD, SEM, FESEM and PL techniques. XRD pattern of the obtained powder showed all the major peaks due to zinc blend indium phosphide with the sizes of 30–60 nm. FT-IR and TG/DTA studies indicated that InP particles were capped with TOP.