SYNTHESIS OF LEAD SELENIDE WITH SURFACTANT (SDS) BY HYDROTHERMAL METHOD

Lead Selenide nano cubes were synthesized by using convenient lead soruce i.e., lead acetatate along with Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a surfactant by a simple hydrothermal technique. The as prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, FTIR, I-V studies, and SEM with EDAX to exhibit the phase structure, mode of vibration, conductivity, morphology and the purity of the as prepared PbSe nanoparticles. The crystallite size was calculated using Scherrer’s formula. The variation in current with the applied voltage was studied and SEM analysis indicates the morphological structure to be cubic.