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Good day, Remya Muralimanohar! Hope you are doing well.

I am not an expert on that field, however, here what I've found:

"The synthesis approach is very simple and does not require any special set up. A mixture of Te and NaBH4 (molar ratio; Te:NaBH4 = 1:2.4) was added in 200 ml deionized water and the mixture was stirred in a magnetic stirrer for 20 min at room temperature. Zinc telluride was prepared from Zn2+ and NaHTe solution. The 1:1 molar ratio of Zn2+:Te2- was mixed and was stirred for half an hr at room temperature in a magnetic stirrer. The temperature was then maintained at 90°C for 3 hours. The solution was then filtered and the obtained precipitate was washed with distilled water. It was then finally dried at 45-60°C. The precipitate obtained was of ZnTe, which was grinded to a powder form."

Link: Article Synthesis and characterization of ZnTe nanoparticles

"ZnTe nanoparticles have been prepared by chemical synthesis method, because it is very common method for II-VI compound of the periodic table. This method is based on the chemical replacement reaction between chemical compounds providing metal ions (Zn2+) and those containing chalcogenide ions (Te2-). Materials which have been used for making zinc telluride (ZnTe) are zinc acetate [Zn (OCOCH3)2] and sodium telluride (Na2Te) as the source of Zn2+ and Te2- ion respectively. To make ZnTe nanoparticle, freshly prepared 100 ml solution of zinc acetate [Zn(OCOCH3)2] (0.2M) is taken in magnetic stirrer. Then 100 ml solution of sodium telluride [Na2Te] (0.1M) in 50% methanol and 50% water (i.e. 25 ml methanol & 25 ml water) was added while stirring constantly. The cream coloured precipitate was formed instantaneously. To remove any type of unreacted chemicals or impurities, precipitate has been washed three times with methanol and dried it by evaporation method. The particle size of the nanoclusters can be changed by zinc acetate, sodium telluride and ethylenediamine solution."

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Feel free to mention me in your response in case of any extra questions.

Best of luck in your research!

Yours sincerely,

M. Sc. Vadym Chibrikov

Department of Microstructure and Mechanics of Biomaterials

Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Thank you Vadym Chibrikov... Could you please provide me the source of this methodology? It seems very simple and interesting...

Remya Muralimanohar please, check the links

Hai RM

One possible chemical precipitation route for the synthesis of zinc telluride nano particles is as follows:

1. Dissolve zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) and sodium tellurite (Na2TeO3) in a suitable solvent such as water.

2. Add a base such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the solution to adjust the pH to around 8-9.

3. Slowly add a reducing agent such as sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to the solution and stir vigorously.

4. Allow the reaction to proceed for several hours until the desired particle size is achieved.

5. Separate the nano particles from the solution using centrifugation or other suitable methods.

6. Wash the particles with a suitable solvent such as ethanol to remove any excess reactants.

7. Dry the particles and analyze them using X-ray diffraction or other suitable methods to confirm the formation of zinc telluride nano particles.

Thank you Dr Sagayaraj, could you please tell me whether have you tried yourself this method for the precipitation of ZnTe nanoparticles. In that case did u use any capping ligand in the process