Issue 2, 2010

One-dimensional CdSnanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications

Abstract

One-dimensional (1D) semiconductor nanostructures are of prime interest due to their potential in investigating the size and dimensionality dependence of the materials' physical properties and constructing nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is an important semiconductor compound of the IIVI group, and its synthesis and properties have been of growing interest owing to prominent applications in several fields. This article provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research activities that focus on the rational synthesis, novel properties and unique applications of 1D CdSnanostructures in nanotechnology. It begins with the rational design and synthesis of 1D CdSnanostructures, and then highlights a range of unique properties and applications (e.g. photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence, electrochemiluminescence, photocatalysis, lasers, waveguides, modulators, solar cells, field-effect transistors, photodetectors, field-emitters, and nanogenerators) associated with them. Finally, the review is concluded with the author outlook of the perspectives with respect to future research on 1D CdSnanostructures.

Graphical abstract: One-dimensional CdSnanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
17 Dec 2009
Accepted
13 Jan 2010
First published
25 Jan 2010

Nanoscale, 2010,2, 168-187

One-dimensional CdSnanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications

T. Zhai, X. Fang, L. Li, Y. Bando and D. Golberg, Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 168 DOI: 10.1039/B9NR00415G

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