Uniformly dispersed CdS nanoparticles sensitized TiO2 nanotube arrays with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity and stability

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 208, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-34

  Liu, Lingjuan ^a,b   Lv, Jun ^a,b   Xu, Guangqing ^a,b   Wang, Yan ^a,b   Xie, Kui ^a,b   Chen, Zhong ^c   Wu, Yucheng ^a,b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KEY LABORATORY OF ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES OF ANHUI PROVINCE   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CdS nanoparticles; Intertube space and pore size; Stability; TiO2 nanotube arrays; Visible light activity

Indexed keywords

CDS NANOPARTICLES; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; DIFFERENT WATER CONTENTS; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTODEGRADATION RATE; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

AZO DYES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGRADATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PORE SIZE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER CONTENT;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84885463632     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2013.09.038     Document Type: Article

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