A type-II semiconductor (ZnO/CuS heterostructure) for visible light photocatalysis

dc.contributor.author	Basu, Mrinmoyee
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-11T10:46:04Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-11T10:46:04Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	Type-II semiconductors with p–n heterojunctions have been fabricated by decorating CuS nanostructures on the surface of ZnO nanotubes with the help of a wet-chemical method at low temperature. We are reporting the enhanced visible light photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO/CuS heterostructures. CuO nanostructures were synthesized on the surface of ZnO nanotubes and then the CuO nanostructures were converted to CuS at 80 °C to generate the ZnO/CuS heterostructures. These ZnO/CuS heterostructures efficiently decompose methylene blue upon irradiation of visible light at room temperature. A study of the mechanism suggests that the enhanced photocatalytic activity is due to the formation of ZnO/CuS junctions, which leads to the efficient separation of photoinduced carriers.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/ta/c3ta15446g
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3242
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	RSC	en_US
dc.subject	Chemistry	en_US
dc.subject	Semiconductor	en_US
dc.subject	Photocatalysis	en_US
dc.title	A type-II semiconductor (ZnO/CuS heterostructure) for visible light photocatalysis	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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