A composite photocatalyst of CdS nanoparticles deposited on TiO 2 nanosheets

Jum Suk Jang; Sun Hee Choi; Hyunwoong Park; Wonyong Choi; Jae Sung Lee

doi:10.1166/jnn.2006.073

A composite photocatalyst of CdS nanoparticles deposited on TiO ₂ nanosheets

Jum Suk Jang, Sun Hee Choi, Hyunwoong Park, Wonyong Choi, Jae Sung Lee

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Abstract

A nanocomposite photocatalyst consisting of deposited CdS nanoparticles on TiO ₂ nanosheets was fabricated by a simple one-pot method. The contact between two phases was maximized by making a composite structure of TiO ₂ nanosheet decorated with CdS nanoparticles. The composite photocatalyst showed higher photoactivity for hydrogen production from aqueous Na ₂S/Na ₂SO ₃ solution and decomposition of methylene blue under visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm) compared with single component CdS nanoparticles or a physical mixture of CdS nanoparticles and TiO ₂ nanorods. The intentional formation of nanoscale heterojunctions between two phases appears beneficial for inducing an efficient electron-hole separation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3642-3646
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume	6
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2006.073
State	Published - Nov 2006

Keywords

CdS
Hydrogen
Nanoparticle-nanosheet composite
Photocatalyst
TiO

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