Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 548-551Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.067
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CdS nanoparticles sensitized ZnO nanorods
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- University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India
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Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CNPs) sensitized zinc oxide nanorod arrays (ZNRs) were synthesized in the two step deposition process at relatively low temperature. The vertically aligned ZNRs were grown on the conducting glass substrates (FTO) using aqueous chemical method, followed by the deposition of CNPs at 70 degrees C using chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. The samples were characterized by optical absorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). Further, the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of ZNRs with and without CNPs sensitization was tested in Na2S-NaOH-S and Na2SO4 electrolyte, respectively. When the CNPs are coated on the ZNRs, the optical absorption is enhanced and band edge is shifted towards visible region (525 nm) as compared with ZNRs (375 nm). The sample sensitized with CNPs shows higher photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance with maximum short circuit current of (I) 2.60 mA/cm(2). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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