Fabrication of CdS/polyacrylonitrile nanocomposites by γ-irradiation in an ethanol solution

The present work reported the successful preparation of CdS/polyacrylonitrile (CdS/PAN) nanocomposites in an ethanol solution via using γ-irradiation technique at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Acrylonitrile (AN), CS2 and CdCl2·2.5H2O were used as raw materials. Ethanol is chosen as the solvent. XRD analyses showed that the crystallinity of CdS was affected by some factors such as the amount of the organic component in the composites and the dose of irradiation. The optical properties of nanocomposites were also investigated.