@article { ISI:000228436200035,
	title = {Self-assembly of nanostructured PbS for solar photovoltaic applications},
	journal = {Materials Chemistry and Physics},
	volume = {91},
	number = {2-3},
	year = {2005},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {447-453},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>In the present communication, the self-assembly of nanocrystalline PbS at the liquid-liquid interface is reported. The PbS nanocrystals were, subsequently, transformed in the form of thin films by dip coating. The resultant Q-PbS films were characterized by SEM-EDAX, TEM-SAED, XRD, XPS and UV-vis Spectroscopy. Pyramidal features at the nanometer scale, preferred orientation along (2 2 0) and (4 0 0) planes of cubic structure and a sharp excitonic peak at 656 run are the salient aspects of this work. The band-gap of the order of 1.8 eV (associated with the excitonic feature) is ideally suited for solar photovoltaic applications. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Liquid-liquid interface, nanopyramid, Nanostructures, PbS},
	issn = {0254-0584},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matchemphys.2004.12.007},
	author = {Hawaldar, Ranjit R. and Kanade, K. G. and Patil, K. R. and Sathaye, S. D. and Mulik, Uttam P. and Amalnerkar, Dinesh P.}
}
