Template-free synthesis of nanostructured CdxZn1-xS with tunable band structure for H2 production and organic dye degradation using solar light

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6664-6672

  Garaje, Sunil N ^a   Apte, Sanjay K ^a   Naik, Sonali D ^a   Ambekar, Jalindar D ^a   Sonawane, Ravindra S ^a   Kulkarni, Milind V ^a   Vinu, Ajayan ^b   Kale, Bharat B ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY C MET   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; METHYLENE BLUE DYE; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLID STATE METHOD; TUNABLE BAND STRUCTURES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BAND STRUCTURE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOUREAS;

ZINC;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM OXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SULFUR; THIOUREA; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CADMIUM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DYE; HYDROGEN; LIGHT EFFECT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUNLIGHT; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84879208789     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3045955     Document Type: Article

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