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CdS-sensitized single-crystalline TiO2 nanorods and polycrystalline nanotubes for solar hydrogen generation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2012

Ulugbek Shaislamov  and
Bee Lyong Yang
Ulugbek Shaislamov
Affiliation:
Department of Information and Nanomaterials Engineering, School of Advanced Materials and System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea
Bee Lyong Yang*
Affiliation:
Department of Information and Nanomaterials Engineering, School of Advanced Materials and System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: blyang@kumoh.ac.kr
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Abstract

We report results of comparative study of photocatalytic properties of polycrystalline TiO2 nanotubes and single-crystalline nanorods. It is demonstrated that single-crystalline nanorods show superior photocatalytic properties compared to polycrystalline nanotubes due to low recombination of photoexcited carriers. Grain boundaries in polycrystalline nanotubes act as a barrier of the effective carrier pathway. Visible light activity of the TiO2 nanostructures is enhanced by the sensitization of CdS nanoparticles on TiO2. Subsequent heat treatment of the CdS/TiO2 heterostructures led to the dramatically enhanced photoresponse under both white and visible light irradiation, which was attributed to the improved crystallinity of CdS nanoparticles and TiO2nanostructures.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 3: Focus Issue: Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials , 14 February 2013 , pp. 418 - 423
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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