Recent developments and perspectives in CdS-based photocatalysts for water splitting
Jamal Abdul Nasir, Ziaur Rehman, Syed Niaz Ali Shah, Azam Ali Khan, Ian S. Butler, C. Richard A. Catlow
Abstract
Over the past decades, visible-light-driven water splitting on CdS has gained substantial attention owing to its low cost, appropriate bandgap, and electron affinity that best fit the visible light absorption spectrum.
Topics & Concepts
Water splittingVisible spectrumBand gapAbsorption (acoustics)OptoelectronicsMaterials scienceAbsorption spectroscopyNanotechnologyEngineering physicsPhotochemistryPhotocatalysisOpticsChemistryPhysicsBiochemistryCatalysisAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications