Growing Cu2S Nanoparticles on CdS/ITO Substrates for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

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10.2991/isesce-15.2015.83How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cu2S, CdS, nanoparticles, photocatalysis, methylene blue

Abstract

CdS thin films were deposited on indium–tin-oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates by a chemical bath deposition method. Then the CdS/ITO slides were immersed in the solution containing 1.6 mM CuCl2 and 1.4 mM cetyltrimethylamonium chloride at 37oC for 3 h to growth Cu2S nanoparticles on the CdS/ITO slides. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrated the presence of Cu2S on the surface of CdS/ITO slides. The electrochemical behavior of the Cu2S-CdS/ITO slide was studied using voltammetric scanning method. The Cu2S-CdS/ITO slides exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic efficiency towards the degradation of methylene blue dye under irradiation with a Xenon lamp.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hongcheng Pan
AU  - Shan Huang
AU  - Shaoxian Zhong
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - Growing Cu2S Nanoparticles on CdS/ITO Substrates for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Energy Science and Chemical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 413
EP  - 416
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/isesce-15.2015.83
DO  - 10.2991/isesce-15.2015.83
ID  - Pan2015/12
ER  -