Solvothermal Synthesis of Mn-Doped CdS Nanorods Using Single-Source Molecular Precursors

The synthesis of hexagonal phase Mn-doped CdS (Cd 1-x Mn x S) nanorods was achieved by solvothermal treatment of a class of easily obtained, air-stable single-source molecular precursors (cadmium manganese diethyldithiocarbamates, Cd 1-x Mn x -(DDTC) 2 ) in ethylenediamine at 180 °C for 12 h. The structures and compositions of the as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy.