PbS nanotubes were synthesized by the tiny water channels in bicontinuous microemulsions consisted of p-octyl polyethylene glycol phenylether (OP)/n-amyl alcohol/cyclohexane/water. The possible formation mechanism of PbS nanotubes is also discussed based on their shape evolutions. The results indicate that the formation of PbS nanotubes is probably via the process of the nucleation, growth, assemblage and crystallization.
