Electrochemical synthesis of CdS/ZnO nanotube arrays with excellent photoelectrochemical properties

被引:106
作者
Qi, Xiaopeng [1 ,2 ]
She, Guangwei [1 ]
Liu, Yunyu [1 ,2 ]
Mu, Lixuan [1 ]
Shi, Wensheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Photochem Convers & Optoelect Mat, Tech Inst Phys & Chem, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
基金
北京市自然科学基金;
关键词
PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; CDS QUANTUM DOTS; WATER; SEMICONDUCTOR;
D O I
10.1039/c1cc15674h
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A facile electrochemical method was developed to synthesize CdS/ZnO nanotube arrays. Implemented as the photoanode in a photoelectrochemical cell, the CdS/ZnO a photocurrent as high as 10.64 mA cm(-2).
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页码:242 / 244
页数:3
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