Preparation and characterization of CdWO<sub>4</sub>:Cu nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic performance under sunlight irradiation
K. Narsimha, M. Shekar Babu, N. Anuradha, Swarupa Guda, B. Kranthi Kumar, B. Kranthi Kumar, D. Mallesh, G. Upender, P. Muralidhar Reddy, B. Vijaya Kumar, B. Vijaya Kumar
Abstract
The objective of this work is to convert an ultraviolet active photocatalyst to a visible active photocatalyst and investigate the effect of copper (Cu<sup>2+</sup>) doping on the morphology and photocatalytic activity of CdWO<sub>4</sub>.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisChemistryNanorodSunlightIrradiationUltravioletCopperDopingVisible spectrumCharacterization (materials science)Nuclear chemistryPhotochemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsCatalysisOpticsOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysicsMaterials scienceNuclear physicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsPerovskite Materials and Applications