Photocatalytic Activities of Copper Doped Cadmium Sulfide Microspheres Prepared by a Facile Ultrasonic Spray-Pyrolysis Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Morphological, Optical and Structural Properties of Undoped CdS Particles
2.2. Morphological, Optical and Structural Properties of Cu Doped CdS Particles
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Title | Cu | Cd | S | O |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intensity (KCps) | 11.0 | 346.3 | 223.3 | 0.1 |
wt % | 0.385 | 66.7 | 27.5 | 5.46 |
mol % | 0.335 | 32.965 | 47.74 | 18.957 |
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Su, J.; Zhang, T.; Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Liu, M. Photocatalytic Activities of Copper Doped Cadmium Sulfide Microspheres Prepared by a Facile Ultrasonic Spray-Pyrolysis Method. Molecules 2016, 21, 735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060735
Su J, Zhang T, Li Y, Chen Y, Liu M. Photocatalytic Activities of Copper Doped Cadmium Sulfide Microspheres Prepared by a Facile Ultrasonic Spray-Pyrolysis Method. Molecules. 2016; 21(6):735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060735
Chicago/Turabian StyleSu, Jinzhan, Tao Zhang, Yufeng Li, Yubin Chen, and Maochang Liu. 2016. "Photocatalytic Activities of Copper Doped Cadmium Sulfide Microspheres Prepared by a Facile Ultrasonic Spray-Pyrolysis Method" Molecules 21, no. 6: 735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060735