Alloyed (ZnS)x(CuInS2)1-x semiconductor nanorods: Synthesis, bandgap tuning and photocatalytic properties

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 11258-11263

  Ye, Chen ^a,b   Regulacio, Michelle D ^a   Lim, Suo Hon ^a   Xu, Qing Hua ^b   Han, Ming Yong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

alloys; bandgap; nanostructures; photocatalysis; semiconductors

Indexed keywords

ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; BAND-GAP TUNING; DYE DEGRADATION; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; ONE POT; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; QUARTER-NARY; SEMI-CONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANORODS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

ALLOYING; ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; DEGRADATION; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ENERGY GAP;

COPPER; INDIUM; NANOTUBE; SULFIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; COLLOIDS; COPPER; INDIUM; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SULFIDES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84865504596     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201626     Document Type: Article

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