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Facile synthesis of uniform ZnxCd1−xS alloyed hollow nanospheres for improved photocatalytic activities

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In this work, we demonstrate that a facile template-free method has been developed for the fabrication of uniform ZnxCd1−xS (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) alloyed hollow nanospheres. The as-prepared ZnxCd1−xS hollow nanospheres have been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (JEOL-6700F) and transmission electron microscopy (JEOL 3010), respectively. The research results indicate that the as-prepared ZnxCd1−xS hollow nanospheres are with an average diameter of 80 and 30 nm in shell thickness. As expected, the as-prepared Zn0.5Cd0.5S alloyed hollow nanospheres show improved photocatalytic performance towards photodegradation of Rhodamine B. These findings may open new opportunities for the design of effective, stable, and easy-recyclable photocatalytic materials.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financial supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 21101140), Zhejiang Qianjiang Talent Project (2012R10062) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2013HGCH0001, 2013HGXK0022) and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. LQ12C05001).

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    Jing Chen, Tai-Ya Wang, Fang Li & Yu-Ling Zhao

  2. Department of Medical Materials and Rehabilitation Engineering, School of Medical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People’s Republic of China

    Bin-Bin Ding, Yong Zhang & Hai-Sheng Qian

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Chen, J., Ding, BB., Wang, TY. et al. Facile synthesis of uniform ZnxCd1−xS alloyed hollow nanospheres for improved photocatalytic activities. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 25, 4103–4109 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2135-4

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