Exciton quenching due to copper diffusion limits the photocatalytic activity of CdS/Cu2S nanorod heterostructures

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 590-596

  Jen La Plante, Ilan ^a   Teitelboim, Ayelet ^b   Pinkas, Iddo ^b   Oron, Dan ^b   Mokari, Taleb ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

cation exchange; elemental diffusion; exciton dynamics; hybrid nanomaterials; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CATION EXCHANGES; ELEMENTAL DIFFUSION; EXCITON DYNAMICS; HYBRID NANOMATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYST MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COPPER; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POSITIVE IONS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84893862240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500041g     Document Type: Article

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