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A novel PbS hierarchical superstructure guided by the balance between thermodynamic and kinetic control via a
Xiaochuan Duan1, Jianmin Ma, Yan Shen
1Department of Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), and TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In this work, a novel lead sulfide (PbS) hierarchical superstructure, denoted as octapodal dendrites with a cubic center, has been synthesized employing a simple single-source precursor route. Our experimental results demonstrate that the novel hierarchical superstructure was generated through the delicate balance between the kinetic growth and thermodynamic growth regimes. Moreover, the morphology of PbS crystals can be controlled by adjusting the solvent under a thermodynamically or kinetically controlled growth regime. It is highly expected that these findings will be useful in understanding the formation of PbS nanocrystals with different morphologies, which are also applicable to other face-centered cubic nanocrystals.
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