Synthesis of CdS nanoparticles for photocatalytic application of methyleneblue degradation

Journal Article · Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872657· OSTI ID:22269501

Umadevi, M. ^[1]; Sankarasubramanian, K.; Kajamuhideen, M. S. ^[2]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, Trichy-621007, Tamilnadu (India)
2. School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, Tamilnadu (India)

CdS nanoparticles were prepared by the reaction of cadmium acetate with thiourea in the presence and absence of methylene blue dye (MB). The nanoparticles were characterized by, XRD, FT-IR, UV-Vis. XRD study shows the presence of hexagonal phase for the nanoparticles whereas in case of the bulk samples only the hexagonal phase is observed. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) showed a strong interaction of methyl groups with CdS nanoparticles. The degradation of methylene blue was analysed using UV-Vis absorbance spectrum. Thus the results authenticate that methylene blue dye influences the structural and optical properties of the CdS nanoparticles.

• OSTI ID: 22269501
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1591; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ACETATES
CADMIUM SULFIDES
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
METHYLENE BLUE
NANOSTRUCTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PARTICLES
PHOTOCATALYSIS
SYNTHESIS
THIOUREA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION