Some aspects of the role of surfactants in the formation of nanoparticles

The role of surfactants in the formation of nanoparticles is due to the compartmentalization offered by host surfactant assemblies. They affect the growth and particle characteristics significantly. The preparation of Cu2S nanoparticles in reverse micelle and CuS in aqueous micellar hosts has been described. It indicates that different surfactant systems can mediate to give different products even though the basic chemistry is the same.