Visible Light Photocatalysis via CdS/<mml:math id="E1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mtext>TiO</mml:mtext></mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> Nanocomposite Materials

Srinivasan, Sesha S.; Wade, Jeremy; Stefanakos, Elias K.

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 087326 | https://doi.org/10.1155/JNM/2006/87326

Visible Light Photocatalysis via CdS/TiO2 Nanocomposite Materials

Sesha S. Srinivasan,¹Jeremy Wade,¹and Elias K. Stefanakos¹

Received17 Jan 2006

Revised08 Aug 2006

Accepted09 Aug 2006

Published19 Oct 2006

Abstract

Nanostructured colloidal semiconductors with heterogeneous photocatalytic behavior have drawn considerable attention over the past few years. This is due to their large surface area, high redox potential of the photogenerated charge carriers, and selective reduction/oxidation of different classes of organic compounds. In the present paper, we have carried out a systematic synthesis of nanostructured CdS-TiO2 via reverse micelle process. The structural and microstructural characterizations of the as-prepared CdS-TiO2 nanocomposites are determined using XRD and SEM-EDS techniques. The visible light assisted photocatalytic performance is monitored by means of degradation of phenol in water suspension.

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