Synthesis of hollow PbS nanospheres in pluronic F127/cyclohexane/H2O microemulsions

被引:17
作者
Ding, Yuanhua [1 ]
Liu, Xiaoxia [1 ]
Guo, Rong [1 ]
机构
[1] Yangzhou Univ, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, Yangzhou 225002, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
lead sulfide; hollow nanosphere; block copolymer microemulsion; formation process;
D O I
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.09.008
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A block copolymer microemulsion based approach is reported for the synthesis of hollow PbS nanospheres with a wall thickness of about 40 nm. The synthesis is achieved by the reaction of lead acetate (Pb(Ac)(2)) with the S2- ions released slowly from thioacetamide (TAA) in the amphiphilic triblock copolymer F127/cyclohexane/H2O microemulsions at room temperature. It has been revealed that a F127 concentration range is required for the formation of hollow PbS nanospheres, and the diameter of the obtained hollow spheres increases with increasing F 127 concentration from 1.32 x 10(-3) to 2.65 x 10(-3) mol/L. The addition of cyclohexane makes both the diameter of hollow spheres and the amount of PbS particles in the sphere cores decrease. Increasing the temperature of the microemulsions can significantly decrease the diameter of hollow spheres. The hollow PbS nanospheres can be produced only when the molar concentration ratio of Pb(Ac)(2) to TAA is equal to or larger than 1: 1. When Pb(NO3)(2) is used as the lead source instead of Pb(Ac)(2), no hollow PbS nanospheres can be obtained due to the dissolution of PbS by the byproduct HNO3. A template mechanism is proposed for the formation of hollow PbS nanospheres. The complex microemulsion droplets formed by F127 microemulsion droplets and Ph2+ act as soft templates for the precipitation of PbS particles around the surface of the spherical aggregates, which results in final hollow PbS nanospheres. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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