We report the formation of size tunable PbS nanocubes induced by the presence of trisodium citrate during growth of PbS thin films by chemical bath deposition. The presence of citrate induces growth by the cluster mechanism which is monitored by XRD and HRSEM, along with real time light scattering and optical absorption measurements.
We used Brillouin light scattering to demonstrate a correlation between the improvement of dynamic magnetic properties and chemical ordering of Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Heusler alloy thin films by varying adjacent layers.