• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.3405-3410
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• 2011

We have investigated the cytotoxic potential of tellurium (Te) nanowires in BALB/3T3 fibroblast cells. Te nanowires were synthesized through an aqueous phase surfactant assisted method. Toxicological experiments, such as analysis of morphological changes, MTT assay, DAPI staining, and estimation of intracellular reactive oxygen species, were carried out to reveal the cytotoxic effects of Te nanowires. Te nanowires were found to be cytotoxic at all concentrations tested, in a dose-dependent manner. The UV/Vis spectra of Te nanowires suspended in a culture medium showed drastic changes and disappearance of two broad absorption peaks. The physicochemical properties such as, surface charge, size, and shape of Te nanowires were found to be altered during exposure of cells, due to the instability and agglomeration of nanowires in the culture medium. These results suggest that the chemical components of the DMEM medium significantly affect the stability of Te nanowires. In addition, TEM images revealed that necrosis was the basic pattern of cell death, which might stem from the formation of toxic moieties of tellurium, released from nanowire structures, in the bioenvironment. These observations thus suggest that Te nanomaterials may pose potential risks to environmental and human health.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.1082-1085
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• 2012

CdTe 나노입자로부터 형성된 나노리본은 독특한 광학적 특성을 나타낸다. 용액 내 CdTe의 $Te^{2-}$ 이온의 산화는 나노입자에 불규칙적인 결함을 유발하며 이때 여러 층의 나노결정으로 구성된 나노리본을 형성하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 자기조립 된 CdTe 나노입자가 나노리본을 형성하는 과정에서 빛을 조사하였다. 빛은 용액 내 CdTe 나노입자의 표면에 위치한 $Te^{2-}$의 산화를 촉진시키는 촉매 역할을 수행한다. 합성된 3차원 나노리본의 형태와 특성을 투과전자현미경(TEM)으로 조사하였다. TEM 결과 안정제가 완전히 제거된 부분에서 부분적으로 접힌 꼬인 형태의 다결정 나노리본을 관찰할 수 있었다. Photoluminescence (PL) 측정 결과 550 nm에서 544 nm로 나노입자가 나노리본으로 형성될 때 Blue shift 되었음을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 새로운 합성법은 나노물질을 합성하는 새로운 대안을 제시한다.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.51-54
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• 2013

Cadmium telluride(CdTe) nanowires were successfully synthesized from individual nanoparticles via self-assembly and the evolutionary process was investigated. The oxidation of tellurium ions on CdTe nanoparticles resulted in the organization of individual nanoparticle into twisted-nanoribbons. The nanoparticles self-assembled to twisted ribbons under light while nanoparticles under dark transformed to straight nanowires made of several layers of individual nanoparticles. The images of nanoribbons were analysed based on transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The photoluminescence was blue-shifted from 555 to 545nm.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.580-580
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• 2012

Heterostructures has unique and important properties, which may be helpful for finding many potential applications in the field of electronic, thermoelectric, and optoelectronic devices. We synthesized CdTe/Te core-shell heterostructures by vapor-solid process at low temperatures using a quartz tube furnace. Two step vapor-solid processes were employed. First, various tellurium structures such as nanowires, nanorods, nanoneedles, microtubes and microrods were synthesized under various deposition conditions. These tellurium nanostructures were then used as substrates in the second step to synthesize the CdTe/Te core-shell heterostructures. Using this method, various sizes, shapes and types of CdTe/Te core-shell structures were fabricated under a range of conditions. These structures were analysed by scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The vapor phase process at low temperatures appears to be an efficient method for producing a variety of Cd/Te hetero-nanostructures. In addition, the hetero-nanostructures can be tailored to the needs of specific applications by deliberately controlling the synthetic parameters.