Synthesis and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy of capped CdS nanocrystals

Here, we report the synthesis of colloidal CdS nanoparticles by capping with starch, phenol and pyridine. We also study the photophysical properties of CdS nanoparticles by steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. The experimental results show that the relaxation of the excited state of CdS nanoparticles is composed of two different components. Our analysis suggests that the fast and slow components decay times of these capped CdS nanocrystals are due to trapping of carriers in surface state and e–h radiative recombination processes, respectively.