Abstract
A novel CdS/ZnSe/TiO2 nanotube array (NTA) photoelectrode was prepared by deposition of ZnSe nanoparticles (NPs) using pulse electrodeposition technique onto a TiO2 NTA. By successive ion layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR), CdS quantum dots (QDs) deposit onto a ZnSe/TiO2 NTA photoelectrode. The as-prepared CdS/ZnSe/TiO2 NTA photoelectrode performance is significantly improved, which not only greatly extends spatial separation of charges, but also enhance the utilization efficiency of visible-light. This system exhibits excellent charges transport property. The maximum photocurrent density of an 8.25mAcm−2 was observed in the CdS/ZnSe/TiO2 NTA photoelectrode, which is 37.5, 15.86 and 1.56 times higher than bare TiO2 NTA, ZnSe/TiO2 NTA, and CdS/TiO2NTA photoelectrodes, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of CdS/ZnSe/TiO2 NTA is tested by the degradation of methyl orange (MO) in distilled water under solar light irradiation of 100mW/cm2. Within about 120min of irradiation, 90.05% MO are removed.
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