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  • Title: Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants via a CdS quantum dots enhanced TiO2 nanotube array electrode under visible light irradiation.
    Author: Li G, Wu L, Li F, Xu P, Zhang D, Li H.
    Journal: Nanoscale; 2013 Mar 07; 5(5):2118-25. PubMed ID: 23381869.
    Abstract:
    Ultra-fine CdS quantum dots modified TiO(2) nanotube arrays (TiO(2)-NTs) with enhanced visible-light activity are fabricated via a cathodic electro-deposition combined with ion-exchange route (CEDIE). The as-formed CdS quantum dots were highly dispersed both outside and inside the TiO(2)-NTs. The proposed CEDIE strategy results in the strong combination and heterojunctions between CdS and TiO(2) through Cd-O bonds. The crystal phases, chemical compositions and physicochemical properties of as-obtained CdS/TiO(2)-NTs have been investigated based on various characterizations. Compared to CdS/TiO(2)-NTs prepared via a sequential chemical bath deposition method, the as-synthesized samples exhibit stronger visible-light absorption capability, higher photocurrent density, excellent stability, and greatly enhanced photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) activity toward degradation of methyl orange (MO) aqueous solutions under visible light irradiation (λ > 400 nm). Such enhanced PEC activity may be ascribed to the strong combination and heterojunctions between CdS and TiO(2), favorable for visible-light response and charge separation of TiO(2)-NTs.
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