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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 2, Issue 27, Pages 10222-10230Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21065g
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Here we report the photocatalytic properties of semiconductor SnO2/CdS heterostructure nanocrystals. A type-II SnO2/CdS heterostructure has been synthesized from a single-source precursor and its structure was determined using XRD, HRTEM, elemental mapping and line scan EDAX analysis. A time resolved spectroscopic study revealed the effective charge separation in this heterostructure and the mechanism of charge separation was proposed using a schematic model. It is important to mention that the conductivity was found to be lower in the SnO2/CdS heterostructure compared to uncoated SnO2 nanorods due to efficient charge separation. The efficient charge separation in the SnO2/CdS heterostructure revealed its higher photocatalytic activity and the photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye was found to be 97% and 20% for the SnO2/CdS heterostructure and SnO2 respectively under UV light irradiation.
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