Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.3, 306-307, 2008
Benzene-thermal route to InP and InAs nanocrystals using triphenylphosphine and triphenylarsine as pnicogen sources
Nanocrystalline InP and InAs were solvothermally synthesized by the reaction of newly reduced indium with triphenylphosphine (PPh3) and triphenylarsine (AsPh3) in benzene. The products were characterized by XRD, TEM, and EDX. PPh3 and AsPh3 with high safety as excellent P and As sources will provide a novelly alternative synthetic route to III-V semiconductor compouds.