Ultrasound-assisted microwave preparation of Ag-doped CdS nanoparticles

Ag-doped CdS nanoparticles were synthesized by an ultrasound-assisted microwave synthesis method. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal a structural evolution from cubic to hexagonal with increasing molar ratios of Ag+/Cd2+ from 0% to 5%. It shows that the Ag-doped hexagonal CdS nanoparticles are polycrystal. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the CdS nanoparticles doping with 5% Ag+ shows that the doped Ag in US is metallic. Simultaneously, the characteristic Raman peaks of the CdS nanoparticles enhance with increasing Ag+ concentrations. The photocatalytic activity of different Ag-doped samples show a reasonable change due to different ratios of Ag which doped into CdS. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.