Solution-based synthesis of ZnO nanoparticle/CdS nanowire heterostructure

Controlled synthesis of NiS nanoparticle/CdS nanowire heterostructures via solution route and their optical properties

“…Meanwhile, accurately controlling the surface states of seed, which is suitable for epitaxial growth of the second materials, is also difficult. Two cases of heterostructures fabricated through seeded growth have been reported in our previous literatures, such as CdS-ZnO [41], and CdS-SnO 2 [42]. In the catalyst-assisted growth, a metal or alloy with a low melting point is used as a catalyst for growing nanowires.…”

Facile synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticle sensitized CdS nanorod photocatalyst with improved visible-light photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B

“…Particularly, heterostructures photocatalyst composed of CdS NRs and metal oxides opens up a new window to construct high-quality and high-efficiency visible-light-driven photocatalysts. 14,19,20 Khan et al 14 reported a hierarchical threedimensional NiO-CdS heteroarchitecture, which showed an ultra-high photocatalytic activity for hydrogen generation. The enhanced hydrogen production rate was mainly ascribed to the enlarged specic surface area and reduction of the recombination rate of electron-hole pairs.…”

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

“…[34][35][36][37] In particular, combining CdS NWs with metal oxides has proven to be a type of promising strategy for enhancing their photocatalytic activity. Nevertheless, previous research studies in this regard are primarily focused on transition metal oxides, such as ZnO, 32,38,39 TiO 2 31,40 and Fe 2 O 3 , 41,42 and little attention has been paid to rare earth oxides, e.g., cerium(IV) oxide (CeO 2 ). As an important functional rare earth oxide, CeO 2 holds potential in various technological application fields, such as photocatalysis, [43][44][45][46][47][48][49] fuel cells, 50 solar cells, 51 hydrogen storage materials, 52,53 UV blockers 54 and chemical-mechanical polishing for microelectronics.…”