Recent advances in the TiO2/CdS nanocomposite used for photocatalytic hydrogen production and quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

Dan Zhao and Chun-Feng Yang

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 54, issue C, 1048-1059

Abstract: Solar energy is considered the most promising energy source for the future. Nanocomposites of TiO2 and CdS (denoted as TiO2/CdS) compose a class of materials with potential application in the photocatalysis and photovoltaic industry due to simple compositions, easily controlled microstructures and high extinction coefficients. TiO2/CdS nanocomposites with different microstructures have been designed and prepared over the past 30 years, and their performance for photocatalytic hydrogen production through water splitting and quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells was studied. This paper reviewed recent advances in the TiO2/CdS nanocomposite. The preparation, microstructure and application of the TiO2/CdS nanocomposite powder, TiO2/CdS nanocomposite film, and TiO2/CdS-based multiple nanocomposite and the interfacial charge transfer between TiO2 and CdS were introduced and summarized. Future developments of the TiO2/CdS nanocomposite were also discussed.

Keywords: Cadmium sulfide; Hydrogen production; Interfacial charge transfer; Quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.100

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