Ultrasonic radiation and gamma -irradiation techniques have been combined t
o prepare one-dimensional PbSe nanorods. X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD) pat
terns, electron diffraction (ED) patterns and transmission electron microsc
opy (TEM) images showed that the PbSe nanorods were well crystallized with
diameters of ca. 60 nm and lengths up to 700 nm. The effects of different s
olvents, the anions of the lead salts and the other metal salts were invest
igated, and the formation process of the PbSe nanorods has been discussed.