Effect of morphology and concentration on capping ability of surfactant in shape controlled synthesis of PbS nano- and micro-crystals

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 345, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 82-87

  Singh, Kulbir ^a   McLachlan, Aleisha A ^a   Marangoni, D Gerrard ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gemini surfactants; Lead sulfide; Scanning electron microscopy; Selective synthesis; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; DYES; ELECTRONS; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS PHASE; CAPPING AGENT; GEMINI SURFACTANT; GEMINI SURFACTANTS; LEAD SULFIDE; NANOCUBES; PBS CRYSTALS; PREFERENTIAL ADSORPTION; SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SHAPE AND SIZE; SHAPE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; SPACER LENGTHS;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES;

LEAD SULFIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENDRITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 67349155580     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.04.033     Document Type: Article

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