Graphene-CdS composites with visible-light photocatalytic activity in degrading methylene blue

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Asia

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Xiong, Zhigang ^a,b   Zhang, Li L ^c   Zhang, Jintao ^d   Zhao, Xiu S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Electron transfer; Electron hole recombination; Exfoliation; Graphene oxide; Methylene blue; Oxygen functional groups; Photocatalyst; Photocatalytic activity; Photoreduction; Photosensitized degradation; Reactive oxygen species; Reduced graphene oxide; Semiconductor; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; EXFOLIATION; GRAPHENE OXIDES; METHYLENE BLUE; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOSENSITIZED DEGRADATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84873200396     PISSN: 22106812     EISSN: 22106820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2210681211202020079     Document Type: Article

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