Influence of Au photodeposition and doping in CdS nanorods: Optical and photocatalytic study

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-58

  Singh, Rohit ^a   Pal, Bonamali ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Au photodeposited CdS; Au^{3+< sup> doped CdS; CdS nanorods; Photocatalysis; Photostability}

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ABSORPTION ONSET; BAND-EDGE EMISSIONS; CDS; CDS NANOROD; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; PHOTO-STABILITY; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

GOLD;

ACETONE; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; GOLD; NANOROD; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL BOND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALIZATION; OPTICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84928031292     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2014.933148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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