Core-shell structured cadmium sulfide nanocomposites for solar energy utilization

Jin Zhang; Xingzhong Yuan; Mengying Si; Longbo Jiang; Hanbo Yu

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2020.102209

Core-shell structured cadmium sulfide nanocomposites for solar energy utilization

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2020 Aug:282:102209. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102209. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Authors

Jin Zhang¹, Xingzhong Yuan², Mengying Si³, Longbo Jiang⁴, Hanbo Yu¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
² College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China. Electronic address: yxz@hnu.edu.cn.
³ School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
⁴ College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China. Electronic address: jianglongbo@hnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 32721625
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102209

Abstract

Solar energy utilization technologies have been widely explored to solve the global energy crisis because the inexhaustible solar energy can be converted into chemical fuel and electricity. Various semiconductors that are crucial for solar energy utilization have been extensively developed. Among them, cadmium sulfide (CdS) has attracted extensive attention due to its suitable band-gap and excellent electrical/optical properties. However, CdS is still limited by rapid charge recombination, instability and low quantum efficiency. Core-shell structures can provide great opportunities for constructing advanced structures with superior properties to overcome the remaining challenges. This review focuses on the significant advances in core-shell structured CdS nanocomposites for solar energy utilization. Initially, the synthetic methods to construct core-shell structured CdS nanocomposites are reviewed. Then the applications in solar energy utilization are discussed, including photocatalytic\photoelectrochemical water splitting, photocatalytic CO₂ reduction and solar cells. Finally, the perspectives of core-shell structured CdS nanocomposites for solar energy utilization are proposed.

Keywords: CdS; Core-shell; Solar energy utilization.

Publication types

Review