CdS nanocrystallites prepared by capping with pentafluorothiophenol, 2, 3, 5, 6- tetrafluorothiophenol or 4-fluorothiophenol are characterized as quantum dots by TEM, FTIR, NMR, UV–VIS and fluorescence spectroscopy. The crystalline size tends to increase with an increase in the number of fluorine atoms in the capping molecules while maintaining high solubility in organic solvents, with solubility in alcohols depending on the number of ...