Controllable synthesis of ZnxCd1-xS@ZnO core-shell nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Shilei Xie; Xihong Lu; Teng Zhai; Jiayong Gan; Wei Li; Ming Xu; Minghao Yu; Yuan-Ming Zhang; Yexiang Tong

doi:10.1021/la3013624

Controllable synthesis of ZnxCd1-xS@ZnO core-shell nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Langmuir. 2012 Jul 17;28(28):10558-64. doi: 10.1021/la3013624. Epub 2012 Jun 29.

Authors

Shilei Xie¹, Xihong Lu, Teng Zhai, Jiayong Gan, Wei Li, Ming Xu, Minghao Yu, Yuan-Ming Zhang, Yexiang Tong

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Environment and Energy Chemistry of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Optoelectronic and Functional Composite Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.

PMID: 22697427
DOI: 10.1021/la3013624

Abstract

We report the synthesis of Zn(x)Cd(1-x)S@ZnO nanorod arrays via a facile two-step process and the implementation of these core-shell nanorods as an environmental friendly and recyclable photocatalyst for methyl orange degradation. The band gap of Zn(x)Cd(1-x)S@ZnO core-shell nanorods can be readily tunable by adjusting the ratio of Zn/Cd during the synthesis. These Zn(x)Cd(1-x)S@ZnO core-shell nanorods exhibit a high photocatalytic activity and good stability in the degradation of the methyl orange. Moreover, these films grown on FTO substrates make the collection and recycle of the photocatalyst easier. These findings may open new opportunities for the design of effective, stable, and easy-recyclable photocatalytic materials.