Doping iodine in CdS for pure hexagonal phase, narrower band gap, and enhanced photocatalytic activity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 710-719

  Ai, Zhihui ^a   Wang, Man ^a   Zheng, Zhi ^b   Zhang, Lizhi ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XUCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical Synthesis; Crystal Growth; Hydrothermal

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; BAND GAP NARROWING; CDS; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLABLE MORPHOLOGY; CRITICAL POINTS; CRYSTAL PHASIS; DOPING IODINE; HEXAGONAL PHASE; HEXAGONAL PHASIS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; IODINE DOPING; MOLAR RATIO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RED SHIFT; RHODAMINE B; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MICROSPHERES; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

IODINE;

EID: 80054882587     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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