title: Shape-controlled synthesis and self-assembly of hexagonal covellite (CuS) nanoplatelets.
abstract: Single-crystalline, hexagonal covellite (CuS) nanoplatelets were successfully synthesized through a facile, inexpensive, reproducible, and improved solvothermal process in toluene at 120 degrees C for 24 h with hexadecylamine as a capping agent and copper acetate and carbon disulfide as precursors. These nanoplatelets are about 26+/-1.5 nm in diameter and 8+/-1.2 nm thick, and have a tendency to self-assemble into pillarlike nanostructures with face-to-face stacks, raftlike nanostructures with side-by-side arrays, and stratiform nanostructures with layer-by-layer self-assembly. The crystal shape, morphology, and crystallographic orientation of the covellite obtained were investigated by means of XRD, TEM, and high-resolution TEM, and a potential self-assembly mechanism was proposed.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Hongliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin