Morphology Control of Energy-Gap-Engineered Nb₂O₅ Nanowires and the Regioselective Growth of CdS for Efficient Carrier Transfer Across an Oxide-Sulphide Nanointerface.

ABSTRACT: Semiconductor nanowires with both nano- and micrometre dimensions have been used as effective materials for artificial photosynthesis; however, a single synthesis approach to provide rational control over the macroscopic morphology, which can allow for the high-throughput screening of photocatalytic performance, and carrier transfer between oxide and sulphide nanostructures has been poorly known. Our recent findings indicate that a single parameter, Nb foil thickness, in a vapor-phase synthesis method can alter the macroscopic morphology of resulting Nb₂O₅ nanowires. Thick Nb foil results in a free-standing Nb₂O₅ film, whereas a thinner foil leads to fragmentation to give a powder. During the synthesis process, a Rh dopant was provided through me

SUBMITTER: Shinohara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5501808 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature