CdS nanorods/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for photocatalysis and electrochemical sensing
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 1 (16), 5158-5164
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta00029j
Abstract
CdS nanorods/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites were fabricated through a facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis. The sample CdS/RGO-1% possesses excellent photocatalytic properties under visible light for the degradation of methyl orange with a rate constant of 1.76 × 10−2 min−1, which is about three times higher than that of pure CdS nanorods. The novel composite material can also be used as an enzyme-free biosensor for H2O2 based on its electrocatalytic behaviour. The low-cost sensor shows rapid response and high sensitivity. This method opens up a facile route for preparing graphene-based nanocomposites with excellent photocatalytic and electrocatalytic properties.This publication has 47 references indexed in Scilit:
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