Studies on facile synthesis and properties of mesoporous CdS/TiO2 composite for photocatalysis applications
2017
Abstract CdS/TiO 2 composites in different ratios were prepared by a simple two-step sol gel route. The morphology, structure and composition of the composite were characterized with various techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electron microscopy, UV visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Raman spectra and nitrogen adsorption-desorption tests. The results show that the product is in a mesoporous structure with uniformly dispersed particles. In particular, 2% CdS/TiO 2 possesses the largest specific surface area of 18.980 m 2 /g, with a total pore volume of 0.3176 cm 3 /g and an average pore diameter of 15.51 nm. This sample also delivers the highest photocatalytic degradation efficiency of Methyl Orange (MO). Photocurrent measurements reveal the excellent photoelectrochemical properties of the 2%CdS/TiO 2 composite.
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- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform
- Raman spectroscopy
- Nanotechnology
- Sol-gel
- Mesoporous material
- Materials science
- Nanocomposite
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Specific surface area
- Photocatalysis
- Inorganic chemistry
- Methyl orange
- Chemical engineering
- Metallurgy
- Composite number
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