Uniform cubic-shaped PbS nanocrystals have been prepared by a hydrothermal
reaction between Pb(Ac)(2) . 2H(2)O and Na2S2O3 in the presence of surfacta
nt of C17H33COOK. The product was characterized through XRD, TEM, and HRTEM
. Essentially all the face-centered cubic phase of PbS nanocrystals are wel
l-defined cube with (200) lattice planes as surfaces and easy to arrange or
derly. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.