Rapid Microwave Synthesis of Tunable Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) Quantum Dots for Optoelectronic Applications

Table 3

Temperature and time combinations, the respective PL wavelengths they produce, and the corresponding calculated size based on Brus equation for undoped CdSe [35].

Temperature (°C)	Hold time (min)	PL wavelength (nm)	Calculated radius (nm)	Calculated diameter (nm)
150°C	3:30	509 nm	2.3 nm	4.6 nm
175°C	1:30	523 nm	2.4 nm	4.8 nm
225°C	0:30	554 nm	2.7 nm	5.4 nm
225°C	5:00	581 nm	3.1 nm	6.2 nm
280°C	4:00	605 nm	3.4 nm	6.8 nm