Issue 9, 2015

One-dimensional CdS nanowires–CeO2 nanoparticles composites with boosted photocatalytic activity

Abstract

One-dimensional (1D) CdS nanowires (NWs)–CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) composites have been synthesized and used for photocatalytic selective reduction of nitroaromatics and water splitting to hydrogen under visible light irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of CdS NWs–CeO2 NPs composites is ascribed to the intimate interfacial contact and the matched energy band structures between CdS NWs and CeO2 NPs, which thereby improves the separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers. The recycling activity test shows that the CdS NWs–CeO2 NPs composite also exhibits good photostability under controlled reaction conditions. It is hoped that this work would provide a facile method to fabricate 1D semiconductor–metal oxide composites with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward selective organic transformations, water splitting and other target redox processes under ambient conditions.

Graphical abstract: One-dimensional CdS nanowires–CeO2 nanoparticles composites with boosted photocatalytic activity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Apr 2015
Accepted
08 Jul 2015
First published
08 Jul 2015

New J. Chem., 2015,39, 6756-6764

One-dimensional CdS nanowires–CeO2 nanoparticles composites with boosted photocatalytic activity

X. Zhang, N. Zhang, Y. Xu and Z. Tang, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 6756 DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ00976F

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