Formation of Cadmium Sulfide Monolayers within Stearic Acid Langmuir−Blodgett Films

Multilayer Langmuir–Blodgett assemblies of hydrophobized CdS nanoparticles by organization at the air–water interface

“…A number of techniques have been used to organize Q-state CdS nanoparticles in thin ®lm form. Some of the important examples include chemical treatment of Langmuir monolayers 6 and Langmuir±Blodgett ®lms of cadmium salts of fatty acids, 7,8 covalent attachment to self-assembled monolayers, 9,10 electrostatic immobilization near charged surfactant monolayers, 11 diffusion into thermally evaporated fatty lipid ®lms, 12 self-assembly using biotin±streptavidin connectors 13 and superlattice formation on self-assembled bacterial S-layers. 14 The air±water interface is an excellent medium for the organization of inorganic cations using charged amphiphilic monolayers (Langmuir monolayers) 15 and has now been extended to the organization of large inorganic ions, 16,17 colloidal nanoparticles 18±21 and biological macromolecules as well.…”

CdS nanoparticles with high photocatalytic property synthesized by a new liquid–liquid method

“…Among these methods, a mild synthesis route employing Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique based on a combination of colloidal chemistry and self-assembly principles has received much attention [16][17][18]. Fendler and coworkers recognized that the air-water interface can be used to deposit multilayer films of the nanoparticles by employing the versatile LB technique [19].…”

Synthesis of PbS nanocrystals from sulfur–amine solutions at room temperature

“…[8][9][10][11][12] Scientists have been dedicated to finding out simple and practical synthetic routes to generate PbS NCs for many years. Early methods include solution phase, 13,14 gas phase, 15 solid-state, 16 polymer films [17][18][19] and glass host fabrication. [20][21][22] Recently it has been reported that the preparation method via hot-injection from those for cadmium chalocogenides [23][24][25] permits the good dispersity of PbS NCs in organic solvents.…”