Research Article

TiO2/ZnS/CdS Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution and Orange II Dye Degradation

Table 4

Rate constant of Orange II degradation and band-gap energy.

SampleRate constant OII 365 nm TiO2/ZnS/CdS (min−1)Rate constant OII 400 nm TiO2/ZnS/CdS (min−1)Band gap (eV)

TiZnCd10.017780.003752.25
TiZnCd20.009390.002512.20
TiZnCd30.007420.001552.35
TiZnCd40.009020.002482.35
TiZnCd50.034460.004502.50
TiZnCd60.008560.002712.65
TiZnCd70.008040.001512.55
TiZnCd80.005240.001322.20
TiZnCd90.002970.001122.10
TiZnCd100.003970.000782.05