Synthesis, characterization and visible-light driven photocatalysis by differently structured CdS/ZnS sandwich and core-shell nanocomposites

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-86

  Qutub, Nida ^a   Pirzada, Bilal Masood ^a   Umar, Khalid ^a   Mehraj, Owais ^a   Muneer, M ^a   Sabir, Suhail ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid Blue; CdS ZnS; Core shell; Nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; Sandwich

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYSIS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CDS; CHARGE TRANSFER PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION METHOD; CORE SHELL; CORE-SHELL NANOCOMPOSITES; SANDWICH; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA); VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84936769756     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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