Abstract
Lead sulfide, PbS, nanoparticles with the average size of 3.2 ′ 0.4 nm have been synthesized by exposing self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid adsorbed Pb 2 + ions on Au(111) substrate into a H 2 Satmosphere. The preparation process of the PbS nanoparticles consists of the formation of the SAMs, deprotonation, and Pb 2 + ion adsorption of outer surface of the SAMs, followed by a gas/solid chemical reaction. The whole process was traced by infrared reflectance spectra with grazing incidence reflection mode and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In addition, scanning tunneling microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images provided the direct proof of formation of the small-sized PbS nanoparticles. A possible nucleation model of PbS growth on the SAM has been suggested.
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