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  • Title: CdS-encapsulated TiO2 nanotube arrays lidded with ZnO nanorod layers and their photoelectrocatalytic applications.
    Author: Zhang YN, Zhao G, Lei Y, Li P, Li M, Jin Y, Lv B.
    Journal: Chemphyschem; 2010 Nov 15; 11(16):3491-8. PubMed ID: 20853387.
    Abstract:
    A novel TiO(2) nanotube array/CdS nanoparticle/ZnO nanorod (TiO(2) NT/CdS/ZnO NR) photocatalyst was constructed which exhibited a wide-absorption (200-535 nm) response in the UV/Vis region and was applied for the photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of dye wastewater. This was achieved by chemically assembling CdS into the TiO(2) NTs and then constructing a ZnO NR layer on the TiO(2) NT/CdS surface. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that a new structure had been obtained. The TiO(2) NTs looked like many "empty bottles" and the ZnO NR layer served as a big lid. Meanwhile the CdS NPs were encapsulated between them with good protection. After being sensitized by the CdS NPs, the absorption-band edge of the obtained photocatalyst was obviously red-shifted to the visible region, and the band gap was reduced from its original 3.20 eV to 2.32 eV. Photoelectric-property tests indicated that the TiO(2) NT/CdS/ZnO NR material maintained a very high PEC activity in both the ultraviolet (UV) and the visible region. The maximum photoelectric conversion efficiencies of TiO(2) NT/CdS/ZnO NR were 31.8 and 5.98% under UV light (365 nm) and visible light (420-800 nm), respectively. In the PEC oxidation, TiO(2) NT/CdS/ZnO NR exhibited a higher removal ability for methyl orange (MO) and a high stability. The kinetic constants were 1.77×10(-4) s(-1) under UV light, which was almost 5.9 and 2.6 times of those on pure TiO(2) NTs and TiO(2) NT/ZnO NR, and 2.5×10(-4) s(-1) under visible light, 2.4 times those on TiO(2) NT/CdS.
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