Optical and electrical properties of inverted emulsions based on sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate containing cadmium sulfide particles

Abstract

The optical and electrical properties of inverted emulsions based on sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) containing nanoparticles of cadmium sulfide are studied. The particle size of the synthesized samples is determined from UV spectroscopy data. The state of solubilized water in invert emulsions is found to change in the presence of cadmium sulfide due to the formation of aqua complexes. The shape of AOT micelles and the structures formed by drying the invert AOT emulsions are shown to be affected by the degree of hydration and the solubilization of CdS particles.