CdS decorated MnWO₄ nanorod nanoheterostructures: a new 0D-1D hybrid system for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production under natural sunlight.

ABSTRACT: Constructing a heterostructure is an effective strategy to reduce the electron-hole recombination rate, which enhances photocatalytic activity. Here, we report a facile hydrothermal method to grow CdS nanoparticles on MnWO₄ nanorods and their photocatalytic hydrogen generation under solar light. A structural study shows the decoration of hexagonal CdS nanoparticles on monoclinic MnWO₄. Morphological studies based on FE-TEM analysis confirm the sensitization of CdS nanoparticles (10 nm) on MnWO₄ nanorods of diameter-35 nm with mean length ∼100 nm. The lower PL intensity of MnWO₄ was observed with an increasing amount of CdS nanoparticles, which shows inhibition of the charge carrier recombination rate. A CdS@MnWO₄ narrow band gap semico

SUBMITTER: Sethi YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9418746 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature