Syntheses and characterization of CdCO3 and CdO nanoparticles by using a sonochemical method

Nanoparticles of CdCO3 were synthesized by the reaction of Cd(CH3COO)2 and tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) by a sonochemical method. The CdO nanoparticles were obtained by heating of CdCO3 nanoparticles at 400 °C. The CdCO3 and CdO nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), TGA, DTA and FT-IR spectroscopy.