Abstract:
Lead iodide (PbI
2) nanoflakes with hexagonal structure were in-situ synthesized by taking advantage of a simple soak method with lead foil and elemental iodine as the main raw materials at room temperature. The synthesized samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the effects of reaction conditions on the products were studied at the same time. The results showed that the morphologies and dimensions of the as-prepared samples were obviously influenced by the reaction conditions including reaction time, iodine concentration, reaction medium and reaction temperature. The hexagonal PbI
2 nanoflakes with the thickness and size about 100 nm and 2~3
μm were obtained when the concentration of I
2 was 0.026 mol/L, the reaction time was 10 min and the reaction temperature was 25℃, respectively.