Crystalline nanostructures of heavy metal iodides

Hydrothermal synthesis of alpha- and beta-HgS nanostructures

“…This soft acid -soft base relationship enables the formation of a bond between the S present in the HDT and the Hg present in the nanostructures surface. This interaction between a thiol and other soft acid has been already reported [33,34]. On the other hand, PVP is a stabilizing agent, which produces a steric hindrance, and also interacts with the nanostructures through their nitrogen atoms [35].…”