Superior photoactivity and stability of movable CdS (core)-CdO (shell) nanostructures formed in tubular SiO2 by laser etching of SiO2@CdS nanorod

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 246, Issue , 2014, Pages 260-267

  Gupta, Nidhi ^a   Pal, Bonamali ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CdS photostability and activity; CdS(core) CdO (shell) morphology; Laser photoetching; Movable nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; CDS; CDS NANOROD; HIGH EMISSION INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; METHYL ORANGE DEGRADATION; PHOTO-ETCHING; PHOTO-STABILITY;

NANORODS;

EID: 84896356908     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.065     Document Type: Article

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