Mild solvothermal synthesis of KZnF3 and KCdF3 nanocrystals

KZnF3 and KCdF3 nanocrystals have been prepared via a mild solvothermal route, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The reaction between M(CH3CO2)(2) . 2H(2)O (M=Zn, Cd) and KF (.) 2H(2)O in MeOH was investigated by variation of reaction temperature, reaction time and molar ratio of starting materials, which indicated that KZnF3 and KCdF3 nanocrystals could be controllably synthesized. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.