U. A. Shaislamov, A. S. Esbergenova, K. Mukimov, O. N. Ruzimuradov
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Abstract
Single crystalline rutile TiO2 nanorods were synthesized by using low temperature hydrothermal synthesis method. Activity of the TiO2 nanorods in the visible light range was achieved by introducing low bandgap semiconductor materials, such as CdS, CdSe, and CdS/CdSe and their photoelectrochemical performances were comparatively investigated. Morphological, microstructural and photocatalytic characterization results revealed that TiO2/CdS/CdSe composite photoelectrode demonstrated superior photocatalytic performance compared to others owing to single crystalline TiO2 core component as well as favorable band alignment of the sensitized CdSe/CdSe nanoparticles.
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Applied Solar Energy is an international peer reviewed journal covers various topics of research and development studies on solar energy conversion and use: photovoltaics, thermophotovoltaics, water heaters, passive solar heating systems, drying of agricultural production, water desalination, solar radiation condensers, operation of Big Solar Oven, combined use of solar energy and traditional energy sources, new semiconductors for solar cells and thermophotovoltaic system photocells, engines for autonomous solar stations.