Under　gamma-irradiation,　thiacetamide　(TAA)　releases　S2-　in　acidic　solutions　(e.g.,　pH　=　3).　and　the　S2-　Call　react　with　available　Cd2+　ill　soft　templates　to　form　CdS　nanorods.　Single-crystalline　CdS　nanorods　were　prepared　in　this　Study.　The　effects　of　various　synthesis　parameters　oil　the　crystalline　type,　morphology,　average　particle　size,　and　photoelectric　properties　were　thoroughly　investigated,　including　the　concentrations　of　reactants,　dose　of　irradiation,　and　the　type　and　dosage　of　templates.　The　Structure　and　selected　physical　and　chemical　properties　of　products　were　characterized　by　x-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　Fourier　transform　infrared　(FTIR),　Ultraviolet-visible　(UV-vis),　selected　area　electron　diffraction　(SAED),　transmission　electron　microscopy　(TEM),　and　photoluminescence　(PL)　spectrophotometer　techniques.　Results　indicated　that　the　ratio　of　reactants　to　templates　greatly　affected　the　morphology　of　CdS　nanorods;　the　types　of　soft　templates　also　had　significant　effects　oil　the　morphology　and　crystalline　type　of　the　nanorod　products.