Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages 1035-1046Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201601056
Keywords
luminescence; nanoparticles; photocatalysis; photoelectron spectroscopy; semiconductors
Funding
- CONACYT-Mexico [214282]
- CEMIE-Sol Project (CONACYT-SENER, Mexico) [35]
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Pulsed-laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) is a green synthesis technique to obtain semiconductor nanomaterials in colloidal form. Herein, cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles were synthesized by the pulsed-laser ablation of a CdS target in different liquid media by using lambda = 532 and 1064 nm outputs from a pulsed (10 ns, 10 Hz) Nd: YAG laser at different ablation fluence values. The morphology, structure, crystalline phase, elemental composition, optical, and luminescent properties of CdS nanomaterials were analyzed by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. By changing the liquid medium and ablation wavelength, CdS nanoparticles with different morphology and size were formed, as demonstrated by using TEM analysis. The crystallinity and chemical states of the ablation products were confirmed by using XRD and XPS analyses. The optical bandgap of the CdS nanoparticles was dependent on the ablation wavelength and the fluence. These nanocolloids presented different green emissions, which implied the presence of several emission centers. CdS nanocolloids in distilled water catalyzed the photocatalytic decay of methylene blue dye under light irradiation from a solar simulator.
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